Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andy Taylor, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Andy Taylor registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 1 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Andy Taylor
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andy Taylor
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Madison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Andy Peyton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsAndy Taylor reported 6 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Taylor in Madison County
- Albert Taylorborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- George Taylorborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Zabe Taylorborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1857
Taylors 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 8 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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