Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Lee, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Lee registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Madison County
Texas
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1843 to 1870

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In Madison County

Henry Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Lee
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Madison County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
23 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Lee"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

23 years

Henry Lee reported 23 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

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 7 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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