Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Gaines, Cooke County, Texas, 1867

Edward Gaines registered to vote in Cooke County on July 23, 1867. He reported Chickasaw Nation as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cooke County. 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 Texas marked
Born in Chickasaw Nation, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Chickasaw Nation
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cooke County

Edward Gaines

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Gaines
Place of birth
Chickasaw Nation
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Cooke County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
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 2 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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