Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Franklin, Madison County, Texas, 1869
George Franklin registered to vote in Madison County on November 26, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
George Franklin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Franklin
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Madison County
- 4 months
- Years in the precinct
- 4 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 22 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Franklin"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
22 yearsGeorge Franklin reported 22 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Franklins 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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