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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearAbraham Louis reported 1 year more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Louis in Madison County
- George Louisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
- Lord Louisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Thomas Louisborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1844
- Thomas Louisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1864
Louises 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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