Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham Louis, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Abraham Louis registered to vote in Madison County on August 16, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 2 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Abraham Louis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham Louis
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Abraham Harris"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Abraham Louis reported 1 year more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Louis in Madison County

Louises elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Louis 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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