Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Lawson Robert, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Lawson Robert registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Madison County
Lawson Robert
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Lawson Robert
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Madison County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Lawson Robert"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Roberts elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robert
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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