Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William More, Cooke County, Texas, 1867

William More registered to vote in Cooke County on July 29, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 19 years 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Cooke County

William More

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William More
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Cooke County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Cooke County
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cooke County highlighted
Cooke County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

18 years

William More reported 18 years more in Texas than in Cooke County.

Variations of More

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 4 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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