Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isom Perkin, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Isom Perkin registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 34 years in Texas. 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Madison County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
34 years
In Texas
about 1835
Reached Texas
33 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1835 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Isom Perkin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isom Perkin
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
34 years
Years in Madison County
9 months
Years in the precinct
9 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
33 years
Signature, as written
"Tom Parker"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

33 years

Isom Perkin reported 33 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Variations of Perkin

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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