Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Sandel, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Charles Sandel registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 2 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Madison County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Charles Sandel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Sandel
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Charles Sandel"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Charles Sandel reported 15 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Sandel in Madison County

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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