Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Willkins, Madison County, Texas, 1867

David Willkins registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 18 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

David Willkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Willkins
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Madison County
18 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
8 years
Naturalized, where
"David Wilkins"
Signature, as written
"David Jordan"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

David Willkins reported 8 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Variations of Willkins

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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