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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
28 yearsAmos 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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