Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Bird, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Robert Bird registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 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
20 years
In Texas
about 1849
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Robert Bird

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Bird
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Madison County
10 months
Years in the precinct
10 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
19 years
Signature, as written
"Arthur Bird"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Robert Bird reported 19 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Birds elsewhere in Texas

All 19 freedmen named Bird 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 12 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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