Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Amos McWhorter, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Amos McWhorter registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 30 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
30 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas
28 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Amos McWhorter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Amos McWhorter
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
28 years
Signature, as written
"Amos Mc. Whorten"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

28 years

Amos McWhorter reported 28 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 14 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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