Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jackson Terril, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Jackson Terril registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Madison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Madison County

Jackson Terril

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jackson Terril
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Madison County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Jackson David"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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