Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Augustus Glaze, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Augustus Glaze registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Augustus Glaze

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Augustus Glaze
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
2 years
Naturalized, where
"Augustus Blaze"
Signature, as written
"James Glaze"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Augustus Glaze reported 2 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Glaze in Madison County

Glazes elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Glaze 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 6 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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