Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Coopper, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
James Coopper registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Fannin County
James Coopper
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Coopper
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Variations of Coopper
- Cooper 63
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 Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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