Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Childers, Madison County, Texas, 1867
John Childers registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 4 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Childers
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Childers
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Madison County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Lettrell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsJohn Childers reported 11 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Childerses 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 10 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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