Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Madision, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Henry Madision registered to vote in Bexar County on July 10, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Bexar County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Henry Madision

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Madision
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Madision

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 13 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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