Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Nemons, Madison County, Texas, 1869

William Nemons registered to vote in Madison County on November 25, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 5 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Madison County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

William Nemons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Nemons
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Madison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
3 years
Signature, as written
"William Simmons"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

William Nemons reported 3 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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