Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Riley Alford, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Riley Alford registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
Riley Alford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Riley Alford
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Madison County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "A. H. Alford"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Alfords 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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