Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Cope, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Charles Cope registered to vote in Collin County on Aug. 6 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 11 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Collin County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

Charles Cope

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Cope
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
7
Registered
Aug. 6 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Collin County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Years in Texas before Collin County
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Charles Cope reported 10 years more in Texas than in Collin 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 24 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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