Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Micah Hutten, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Micah Hutten registered to vote in Madison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 4 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Madison County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Micah Hutten

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Micah Hutten
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Madison County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Howard Scutter"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Micah Hutten reported 3 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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