Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Donaho, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Donaho registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Madison County
Texas
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
24 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Thomas Donaho

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Donaho
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Madison County
5 months
Years in the precinct
5 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
24 years
Signature, as written
"Thomas Brooks"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

24 years

Thomas Donaho reported 24 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 10 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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