Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Acmen Bartley, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Acmen Bartley registered to vote in Madison County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Acmen Bartley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Acmen Bartley
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Madison County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Aaron Gentry"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Acmen Bartley reported 11 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

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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