Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Neeley, Madison County, Texas, 1869
George Neeley registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 29 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 29 years
- In Texas
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 28 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
George Neeley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Neeley
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 29 years
- Years in Madison County
- 11 months
- Years in the precinct
- 11 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 28 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Neely"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
28 yearsGeorge Neeley reported 28 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Neeley in Madison County
- Jordon Neeleyborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
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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