Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Cruse, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

James Cruse registered to vote in Cameron County on August 27, 1867. He reported Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania and Texas marked
Born in Pennsylvania, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Pennsylvania
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

James Cruse

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Cruse
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 27, 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 6 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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