Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Madison, Washington County, Texas, 1867
James Madison registered to vote in Washington County on June 14, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 4 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Madison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Madison
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Washington County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "G. W. Brooks"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsJames Madison reported 11 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Madison in Washington County
- John Madisonreached Texas about 1862
Madisons 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 6 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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