Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Winn, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Henry Winn registered to vote in Madison County on November 18, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Henry Winn
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Winn
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 18, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Henry Winn"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsHenry Winn reported 12 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Winn in Madison County
- Thomas Winnborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
Winns elsewhere in Texas
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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