Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George McDowel, Madison County, Texas, 1867

George McDowel registered to vote in Madison County on August 12, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 2 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

George McDowel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George McDowel
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
12 years
Signature, as written
"George L. Dowd"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

George McDowel reported 12 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

McDowels elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named McDowel 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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