Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John MacKey, Madison County, Texas, 1867
John MacKey registered to vote in Madison County on August 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Madison County
John MacKey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John MacKey
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Madison County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Hardey"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
MacKeys 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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