Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edman Jones, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Edman Jones registered to vote in Madison County on August 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 9 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
7 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Edman Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edman Jones
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Madison County
7 years
Naturalized, where
"Edward Lyon"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

7 years

Edman Jones reported 7 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 11 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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