Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wiggons, Madison County, Texas, 1869
John Wiggons registered to vote in Madison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 12 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1839
- Reached Texas
- 18 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1839 to 1870
John Wiggons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wiggons
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Madison County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Wiggers"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
18 yearsJohn Wiggons reported 18 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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