Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wheaton, Madison County, Texas, 1867
John Wheaton registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 19 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Madison County
John Wheaton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wheaton
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Madison County
- 19 years
- Years in the precinct
- 19 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Wheaton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wheaton in Madison County
- Henry Wheatonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1848
- Joseph Wheatonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1848
Variations of Wheaton
- Wheat 6
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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