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.
- 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"
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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