Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cannon Fennell, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867

Cannon Fennell registered to vote in Caldwell County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Caldwell County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Caldwell County

Cannon Fennell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cannon Fennell
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Caldwell County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 13, 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

Fennells elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Fennell in Texas

Variations of Fennell

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 20 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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