Madison County Voters in 1st Florida Election, 1845

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Florida Voters List in the 1st Statewide Election, Monday, May 26, 1845.

These records are significant for genealogical reasons because the individual
named actually resided in the county in which he was registered to vote, and
he not only had to own land there, he had to demonstrate that it had been his
"place of permanent abode" for at least the six months preceeding the 
election in which he offered to vote, and that he also had resided within the 
Territory and State of Florida for the two years immediately prior to the 
election of Monday, 26 May 1845. Also, only free white citizens of 21 years 
of age and older could vote, and able-bodied men under age 45 were obliged to 
become members of the State Militia before voting, and those who were 
exempted were generally exempted because they were over the age of required 
service of 45 & under, or because of some physical disability or "bodily 
defect". In some cases the rolls indicate which.

As usual with old records, some spelling mistakes were made, and doubtful
readings occur because of illegible handwriting or poor condition of the
original documents. These are indicated with varying combinations of brackets
or parentheses and question marks, and for the researchers who desire their
own interpretation, they are referred to the original documents constituting
Record Group 156, Series 486, Florida State Archives, R. A. Gray Building,
Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Information Symbols Used:
(#) = Exempt from militia service (reason, if given).
(+) = Qualifications challenged, but sworn to & vote allowed.
(-) = Qualifications challenged, offer to vote rejected - (reason, if given).
(*) = Qualifications challenged, but no indication of disposition of the
challenge.
JP = Justice of the Peace; 
MG = Minister of the Gospel;
PM = Postmaster;
SP = Sworn to and Protested (meaning is unclear)

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MADISON CO.
The 14th county, formed 26 Dec 1827 from Jefferson Co.
County Seat is Madison
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PRECINCT # 1
More's Bluff

Election Inspectors:
David SISTRUNK
Daniel HALL
Benj. S. TOWNSEND

Election Clerk:
L. B. DAVIS

BOWEN, W. H.
BROWNLOW, D.(or B.)
BYRD(BIRD), J. M.
CARVER, Elijah
DAVIS, L. B.
EDWARDS, James
EDWARDS, M. G.
FUQUAY, R.
GIBSON, J. I.
GREEN, Thomas
HALL, David
HARTRIDGE, T.
LOCKLIER, Elijah
LOCKLIER, William
OSTEEN, James
POUCHER, John
SISTRUNK, D.
SISTRUNK, William
SNYDER, A. J.
TOWNSEND, Benjamin
WALKER, James
WESTCOTT, John
WOODWARD, R.
WARNER, Zenus
WILLIAMS, Stephen
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PRECINCT # 2:
Jenkin's Ferry

Election Inspectors:
Thomas LANGFORD
Levi STARLING
Reatus L. BURNETT

Election Clerk:
N. H. WALDRIP

BLAIR, G. J.
CLARY, Samuel
COLLINS, Dennis
FAIRCLOTH, Thomas
FERRELL, Laurence
HAYS, William R.
HOLLAND, Benjamin
HURST, John
LAMB, Abram
LAMB, Cravy
LAMB, Jerrod
LANG(K)FORD, John
LANG(K)FORD, Thomas
LANG(K)FORD, Wiley
LANG(K)FORD, Wm., Sr.
REVELS, John
REVELS, Riley
ROBERTS, Henry
ROBERTS, Hysam W.
ROBERTS, James
SNIDER, J. B. +
STARLING, Levi
SWINDLE, Jordon +

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PRECINCT # 3
Madison - Courthouse

Election Inspectors:
R. W. PARRAMORE
M. MOSELY
Benjamin LANIER

Election Clerk:
Alexander McDONALD

AGNEW, F. W.
ANDERSON, James L.
ANDERSON, T. M.
BARONTON, C. A.
BIRD, J. D.
BOWEN, Wright
BROOKS, James
BROOME, J. S.
BURNETT, Daniel, Sr.
BURNETT, James
COFFEE, J. B.
COLSON, George E.
COWART, William
DAVIS, George
DEAL, Zach(ariah)
ELKINS, John B.
FIELDS, Andrew
FLETCHER, William
FORESTER, A. J.
GARFIELD, John S.
GIVINS, John T.
GORNTO, David
HADDEN, Hugh
HATCH, Isaac
HAWKINS, Bethel
HOWLAND, E. C.
HOWREN, James C.
HUT(D)SON, N. B.
HUTTO, Isaac
JENKINS, Henry
KERSEY, Charles
KIRKPATRICK, J. O.
KYLE A. H.
KYLE, Robert
LANIER, A. J.
LANIER, D. S.
LESLIE, James T.
LEVER, Enoch
LOPER, Joshua
MALLOY, Richard
MARTIN, S.
McLEARY, M. W.
MILLER, William C.
MOORE, James
PATTERSON, D. C.
PATTERSON, Wm. R.
PICKLES, Michael
PILLANS, J. C.
PILLANS, William
POPPELL, John
POWERS, J. W.
PRIDGEM, John
RAGLAND, L. G.
REVELS, Edmund
RUTHERFORD, W.
SHAVER, John
SMITH, Morris
STANLEY, Thomas
STARLING, Allen
STONE, D. B.
TUCKER, E. R.
VOORHEES, John
WHITFIELD, B. M.
WILLIAMSON, W. I.