Cicero · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cicero in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cicero registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Cameron County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ciceros registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cicero registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ciceros registered

Texas counties where the Ciceros registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Cameron County150%

Where the Ciceros were born

Birthplaces the Ciceros reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Ciceros reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ciceros
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Cicero in the register

The Ciceros in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
G. CiceroBurleson County1858
Lewis CiceroCameron CountyTexas1847

Cicero genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cicero in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 2, Cameron County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Ciceros in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cicero?

Burleson County (1), Cameron County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Cicero appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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