Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Simpson, Madison County, Texas, 1867
George Simpson registered to vote in Madison County on August 6, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 10 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
George Simpson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Simpson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Madison County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Simpson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsGeorge Simpson reported 6 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Simpsons elsewhere in Texas
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 3 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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