Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Dunn, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Dunn registered to vote in Madison County on August 31, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Madison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Madison County

Andrew Dunn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Dunn
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Madison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Naturalized, where
"Anthony Dunn"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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