Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Brassell, Madison County, Texas, 1869
George Brassell registered to vote in Madison County on November 17, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 9 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
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
George Brassell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Brassell
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Madison County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "George Arnett"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearGeorge Brassell reported 1 year more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Brassell in Madison County
- Joseph Brassellborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
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 13 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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