Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Porter, Madison County, Texas, 1867
John Porter registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 10 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.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
John Porter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Porter
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Madison County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Porter"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJohn Porter reported 6 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Porters elsewhere 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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