Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Green Herd, Cooke County, Texas, 1867

Green Herd registered to vote in Cooke County on August 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cooke County

Green Herd

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Green Herd
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Cooke County
6 years
Years in the precinct
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 6 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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