Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Winn, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Winn registered to vote in Madison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Virginia
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

Thomas Winn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Winn
Place of birth
Virginia
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
"Thomas Winn"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Winn in Madison County

  • Henry Winnborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855

Winns elsewhere in Texas

All 15 freedmen named Winn 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 4 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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