Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Martin Cunningham, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Martin Cunningham registered to vote in Colorado County on July 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 29 years in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
29 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1838
Reached Texas
28 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1838 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Martin Cunningham

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Martin Cunningham
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
29 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
28 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

28 years

Martin Cunningham reported 28 years more in Texas than in Colorado 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 18 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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