Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Goodner, Cooke County, Texas, 1869

William Goodner registered to vote in Cooke County on November 22, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cooke County

William Goodner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Goodner
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Cooke County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 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 18 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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