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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

David (Daniel) Ashley reported 4 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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