Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Martin, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Martin registered to vote in Cameron County on August 29, 1867. He reported Texas 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Cameron County
Texas
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Cameron County

Isaac Martin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Martin
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Cameron County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
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

Isaac Martin 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 7 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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