Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Zekiel Cartright, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Zekiel Cartright registered to vote in Madison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Madison County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Zekiel Cartright

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Zekiel Cartright
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Madison County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
20 years
Signature, as written
"J. Neil Cartwright"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Zekiel Cartright reported 20 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Variations of Cartright

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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