Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Jackson, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Jackson registered to vote in Madison County on August 15, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Madison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Madison County

Andrew Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Jackson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Madison County
12 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Signature, as written
"Andrew Jackson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Jackson in Madison County

Jacksons elsewhere in Texas

All 521 freedmen named Jackson 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 5 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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