Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Louis, Madison County, Texas, 1867
George Louis registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
George Louis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Louis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Madison County
- 18 months
- Years in the precinct
- 18 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 6 years
- Naturalized, where
- "George Lewis"
- Signature, as written
- "Robert Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsGeorge Louis reported 6 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Louis in Madison County
- Abraham Louisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- 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 6 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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