Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Young, Madison County, Texas, 1869
William Young registered to vote in Madison County on November 25, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 18 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
William Young
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Young
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Madison County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "W. M. Young"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsWilliam Young reported 4 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Youngs elsewhere in Texas
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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