Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elis Ganes, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Elis Ganes registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Elis Ganes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elis Ganes
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Madison County
4 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Elias Harris"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Elis Ganes reported 1 year more in Texas than in Madison County.

Ganeses elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Ganes in Texas

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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