Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Cicero, Cameron County, Texas, 1869

Lewis Cicero registered to vote in Cameron County on November 25, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 17 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Cameron County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Cameron County

Lewis Cicero

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Cicero
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Cameron County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Years in Texas before Cameron County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Lewis Cicero reported 5 years more in Texas than in Cameron County.

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

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