Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alford Bryont, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Alford Bryont registered to vote in Madison County on November 23, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 24 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
about 1845
Reached Texas
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Alford Bryont

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alford Bryont
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Madison County
18 months
Years in the precinct
10 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
23 years
Signature, as written
"Alfred Dupont"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

23 years

Alford Bryont reported 23 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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