Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Jordon, Madison County, Texas, 1869
William Jordon registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Madison County
William Jordon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Jordon
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Madison County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 months
- Naturalized, how
- "By Oath of Amnesty"
- Naturalized, when
- "June 20th 1865"
- Naturalized, where
- "Memphis, Tenn."
- Signature, as written
- "William Gordon"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Jordon in Madison County
- Cezar Jordonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837
- Charles Jordonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Jacob Jordonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1840
- John Jordonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
- Louis Jordonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1847
Jordons 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 12 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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