Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Banks, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

Charles Banks registered to vote in Cameron County on July 2, 1867. He reported Pennsylvania as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Pennsylvania and Texas marked
Born in Pennsylvania, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Pennsylvania
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

Charles Banks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Banks
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 2, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year 11 months
Years in Cameron County
1 year 11 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 11 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

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 1 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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