Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Rabnell, Madison County, Texas, 1867
William Rabnell 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. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- 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
William Rabnell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Rabnell
- 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
- "William Russell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 8 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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