Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Ladicks, Cameron County, Texas, 1868

Robert Ladicks registered to vote in Cameron County on January 31, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 15 years 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Cameron County

Robert Ladicks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Ladicks
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Cameron County
1 year 5 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 5 months
Years in Texas before Cameron County
14 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

14 years

Robert Ladicks reported 14 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 10 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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