Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Gilbert, Madison County, Texas, 1867
George Gilbert registered to vote in Madison County on August 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 9 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
George Gilbert
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Gilbert
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Madison County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 11 years
- Naturalized, where
- "George Gilbert"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsGeorge Gilbert reported 11 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Gilberts 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 11 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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