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.
- 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"
Byerses elsewhere 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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