Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isack Dickenson, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Isack Dickenson registered to vote in Madison County on August 5, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Madison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Madison County

Isack Dickenson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isack Dickenson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Madison County
7 years
Years in the precinct
18 months
Signature, as written
"Isaac Dickinson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Dickenson

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 2 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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