Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Monroe, Madison County, Texas, 1867

James Monroe registered to vote in Madison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Madison County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Madison County

James Monroe

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Monroe
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Madison County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Signature, as written
"James Howard"
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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