Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Frank Richards, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Frank Richards registered to vote in Madison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Madison County
Frank Richards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Frank Richards
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Madison County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Frank Richards"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Richardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richards
- Richardson 64
- Richard 21
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 4 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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