Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Floid, Madison County, Texas, 1867

George Floid registered to vote in Madison County on August 12, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 10 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Madison County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

George Floid

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Floid
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Madison County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
5 years
Signature, as written
"George Floyd"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

George Floid reported 5 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

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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