Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James M. Duncan, Cooke County, Texas, 1867

James M. Duncan registered to vote in Cooke County on July 22, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cooke County registered 89 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cooke County

James M. Duncan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James M. Duncan
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
7
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cooke County highlighted
Cooke 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 1 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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