Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Folsom, Madison County, Texas, 1867
James Folsom registered to vote in Madison County on August 24, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 5 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
James Folsom
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Folsom
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Madison County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "James F. Wood"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsJames Folsom reported 20 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 9 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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