Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Calvin Jones, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Calvin Jones registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 30 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
about 1839
Reached Texas
29 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Calvin Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Calvin Jones
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Madison County
10 months
Years in the precinct
10 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
29 years
Signature, as written
"Charles Oliver"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

29 years

Calvin Jones reported 29 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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