Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Ashley, Madison County, Texas, 1869
David Ashley registered to vote in Madison County on November 26, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 4 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
David Ashley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David (Daniel) Ashley
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Madison County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "George A. Floyd"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsDavid (Daniel) Ashley reported 4 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Ashleys 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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