Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elias Durham, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Elias Durham registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 15 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Elias Durham

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elias Durham
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Madison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
4 years
Signature, as written
"Elias Durham"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Elias Durham reported 4 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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