Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Bussett, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Charles Bussett registered to vote in Madison County on August 17, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Madison County
Charles Bussett
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Bussett
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Madison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Naturalized, where
- "Charles Garrett"
- 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 6 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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