Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Josephes, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Josephes registered to vote in Madison County on August 16, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Madison County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Madison County

Joseph Josephes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Josephes
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Madison County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Joseph Foster"
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 5 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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