Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Bizor, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Jack Bizor registered to vote in Madison County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Jack Bizor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Bizor
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Madison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Madison County
9 years
Signature, as written
"Jule Ayres"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Jack Bizor reported 9 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 15 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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