Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Maurice Coulon, Cameron County, Texas, 1869

Maurice Coulon registered to vote in Cameron County on November 20, 1869. He reported Louisiana 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

Maurice Coulon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Maurice Coulon
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Cameron County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
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 13 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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