Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Eli Isaac, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Eli Isaac registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Madison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Madison County

Eli Isaac

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Eli Isaac
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Madison County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Eli Love"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

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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