Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph Scott, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Joseph Scott registered to vote in Madison County on August 15, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Joseph Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph Scott
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Madison County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joseph Scott"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJoseph Scott reported 6 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Scotts 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 5 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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