Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Louis, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Louis registered to vote in Madison County on August 8, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Madison County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

1844186018621864186618681870
In Madison County

Thomas Louis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Louis
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Madison County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Signature, as written
"Gilbert Smith"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Louis in Madison County

Louises elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Louis 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.

African American genealogy in Madison County, Texas

Madison County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Madison CountyThe Louis name in TexasBorn in MissouriSearch Madison County by name

Thomas Louis, Madison County, Texas, 1867 | Enslaved Texas