Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Bonor, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Robert Bonor registered to vote in Madison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Madison County. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Madison County

Robert Bonor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Bonor
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Madison County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Signature, as written
"A. Lent Arnon"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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