Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jefferson Bidy, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Jefferson Bidy registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Madison County. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Madison County

Jefferson Bidy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jefferson Bidy
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Madison County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Signature, as written
"Joseph Bladen"
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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