Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Madison Tucker, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Madison Tucker registered to vote in Houston County on July 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Houston County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Houston County

Madison Tucker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Madison Tucker
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Houston County
1 year
Years in Texas before Houston County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Madison his X mark Tucker."
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Madison Tucker reported 11 years more in Texas than in Houston County.

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 Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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