Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wood, Madison County, Texas, 1867
John Wood registered to vote in Madison County on August 13, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 3 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Wood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wood
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Madison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "John Wood"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJohn Wood reported 1 year more in Texas than in Madison County.
Woods elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wood
- Woods 58
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 5 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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