Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Rufus Jackson, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Rufus Jackson registered to vote in Madison County on August 6, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Madison County. 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
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 Madison County

Rufus Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Rufus (Robert) Jackson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Madison County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Robert Jackson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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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