Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andy Shadrick, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Andy Shadrick registered to vote in Madison County on November 23, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 5 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Madison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Andy Shadrick

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andy Shadrick
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Madison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
10 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
4 years
Naturalized, how
"By the County Court"
Naturalized, when
"July 1849"
Naturalized, where
"Mount Cella Miss"
Signature, as written
"Roby Sledgwick"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Andy Shadrick reported 4 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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