Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Byers, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Frank Byers registered to vote in Madison County on August 13, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Madison County

Frank Byers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Byers
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Madison County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Signature, as written
"Frank Ayers"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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