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.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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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"
Other freedmen named Louis in Madison County
- Abraham Louisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- George Louisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
- Lord Louisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Thomas Louisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1864
Louises 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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