Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Cupid, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

John Cupid registered to vote in Cameron County on August 29, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

John Cupid

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Cupid
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Cameron County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
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 7 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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