Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Curry, Madison County, Texas, 1869
William Curry registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 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.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
William Curry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Curry
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Curry"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsWilliam Curry reported 10 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Curry in Madison County
- Leven Curryborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
Currys 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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