Cupid · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cupid in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cupid registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cameron County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cupids registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cupid registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cupids registered

Texas counties where the Cupids registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cameron County1100%

Where the Cupids were born

Birthplaces the Cupids reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Cupids reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cupids
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Cupid in the register

The Cupids in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John CupidCameron CountyArkansas1865

Cupid genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cupid in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cameron County holds 1 of the 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 Cupids in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Cupid?

Cameron County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Cupid appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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