Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ben Bailey, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Ben Bailey registered to vote in Madison County on August 26, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Ben Bailey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ben Bailey
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Asa Daily"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsBen Bailey reported 13 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Baileys elsewhere in Texas
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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