Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

April Dorn, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867

April Dorn registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 25, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Caldwell County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Caldwell County

April Dorn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
April Dorn
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Caldwell County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Caldwell County highlighted
Caldwell County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Dorn in Caldwell County

  • Frank Dornborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
  • Frank Dornborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • Harry Dornborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
  • Mac Dornborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
  • Peter Dornborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 13 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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