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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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"
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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