Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Norah Sounds, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

Norah Sounds registered to vote in Cameron County on August 20, 1867. He reported District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia and Texas marked
Born in District of Columbia, registered in Cameron County, Texas
District of Columbia
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

Norah Sounds

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Norah Sounds
Place of birth
District of Columbia
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years 1 month
Years in Cameron County
2 years 1 month
Years in the precinct
2 years 1 month
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. Cameron County's entries fill 20 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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