Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Reed, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Reed registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Madison County. 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
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Madison County

Henry Reed

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Reed
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Madison County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Reed"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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