Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Cliven, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Charles Cliven registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Charles Cliven
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Cliven
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Dick Brown"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsCharles Cliven reported 12 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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