Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · page 2 of 8
Freedmen who registered in Shelby County, Texas
373 freedmen registered to vote in Shelby County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Bryan | Georgia | 1856 | 11 |
| Matt Bryan | Virginia | 1857 | 10 |
| Ben Bryant | North Carolina | 1855 | 12 |
| Elias Bryant | Georgia | 1853 | 6 |
| Jason Bryant | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| Jason Bryant | Alabama | 1857 | 10 |
| Tom Bussy | Alabama | 1855 | 12 |
| Isaac Cagler | Georgia | 1860 | |
| Square Caldwell | Georgia | 1859 | 8 |
| Kit Caraway | Mississippi | 1864 | 3 |
| Ambus Carroll | Arkansas | 1846 | 21 |
| Jackson S. Carroll | Alabama | 1846 | 21 |
| Martin Carroll | South Carolina | 1849 | 18 |
| Robert Carroll | Arkansas | 1842 | |
| Louis Cartwright | Texas | 1846 | 21 |
| Randall Cartwright | 1852 | 15 | |
| Peter Casey | Virginia | 1863 | 4 |
| Alferd Choat | Tennessee | 1851 | 16 |
| Jack Clardy | Tennessee | 1854 | 15 |
| Kuffy Colden | South Carolina | 1859 | 8 |
| Robert Collins | Arkansas | 1847 | 20 |
| March Colman | Tennessee | 1853 | 14 |
| Frank Cosert | Tennessee | 1842 | 25 |
| Dallas Cottrel | Texas | 1848 | 21 |
| Sam Cowan | North Carolina | 1863 | 4 |
| Ben Cowin | South Carolina | 1862 | 5 |
| Dick Cowin | North Carolina | 1862 | 5 |
| Charlie Cozart | Alabama | 1848 | 19 |
| Louis Cozart | Texas | 1845 | 22 |
| Henry Crawford | Texas | 1840 | 27 |
| William Crawford | Georgia | 1854 | 13 |
| David Crockett | South Carolina | 1853 | |
| Bob Davis | South Carolina | 1856 | 11 |
| Cain Davis | South Carolina | 1852 | 15 |
| Joseph Davis | North Carolina | 1840 | 27 |
| King Davis | Texas | 1842 | |
| March Davis | South Carolina | 1855 | 12 |
| Mattison Davis | Georgia | 1860 | 6 |
| Wesley Davis | South Carolina | 1857 | 10 |
| Stephen Dean | Virginia | 1847 | 20 |
| Gideon Dickerson | Tennessee | 1834 | 1 |
| Jerrie Dixon | Georgia | 1863 | 4 |
| Moses Dixon | Georgia | 1864 | 3 |
| Henry Dorsey | Maryland | 1842 | 25 |
| Calvin Driver | Georgia | 1858 | 9 |
| Elbert Driver | Georgia | 1858 | 9 |
| James Driver | Georgia | 1858 | 9 |
| Jasper Driver | Georgia | 1856 | 11 |
| Thomas Driver | North Carolina | 1858 | 9 |
| William Dunn | Louisiana | 1863 | 4 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Shelby County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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