Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Waller, Cameron County, Texas, 1868

Lewis Waller registered to vote in Cameron County on January 30, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

Lewis Waller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Waller
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Cameron County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 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 9 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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