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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Henry Winn reported 12 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

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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