Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Syrus Wiliamson, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Syrus Wiliamson registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Madison County

Syrus Wiliamson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Syrus Wiliamson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Madison County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Cyrus Williamson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Wiliamson

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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