Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Dock Ervin, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Dock Ervin registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 1 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 23 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
Dock Ervin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Dock Ervin
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Madison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 23 years
- Signature, as written
- "Henry Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
23 yearsDock Ervin reported 23 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Ervins elsewhere in Texas
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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