Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Scott Gooding, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Scott Gooding registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 27 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
about 1840
Reached Texas
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Scott Gooding

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Scott Gooding
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Madison County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
26 years
Signature, as written
"Keith Gooding"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

26 years

Scott Gooding reported 26 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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