Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sib Randolph, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Sib Randolph registered to vote in Madison County on August 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 28 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Sib Randolph

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sib Randolph
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
26 years
Naturalized, where
"Rich A. Westfall"
Signature, as written
"Cold"
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

Sib Randolph reported 26 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Variations of Randolph

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 11 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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