Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elisha Rafe, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Elisha Rafe registered to vote in Madison County on November 25, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Madison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas
22 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Elisha Rafe

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elisha Rafe
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
22 years
Signature, as written
"E. Cook A. C."
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

22 years

Elisha Rafe reported 22 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 16 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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