Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Jay, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Andrew Jay registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 18 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Andrew Jay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Jay
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Madison County
18 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Madison County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Calvin Fox"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Andrew Jay reported 1 year 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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