Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Manuel Green, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Manuel Green registered to vote in Madison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 18 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Madison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas
17 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Manuel Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Manuel Green
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Madison County
13 months
Years in the precinct
2 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
17 years
Signature, as written
"Howard Green"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

17 years

Manuel Green reported 17 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Green in Madison County

Greens elsewhere in Texas

All 225 freedmen named Green in Texas

Variations of Green

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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