Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · page 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Thompson | Georgia | 1846 | 12 |
| Sam Tim | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| Frank Todd | Cherokee Nation | 1845 | 22 |
| Henry Turner | Texas | 1839 | 28 |
| Isaac Walker | Tennessee | 1847 | 8 |
| George Weatherly | Tennessee | 1851 | 16 |
| Ben Weathers | Georgia | 1842 | 25 |
| Bob Wiggins | Tennessee | 1844 | 8 |
| Sol Wilcox | Georgia | 1860 | 7 |
| Burrell Williams | Alabama | 1850 | 7 |
| Jerrie Williams | Mississippi | 1859 | 8 |
| N. Williams | Georgia | 1847 | 20 |
| Robert Williams | Virginia | 1863 | 4 |
| David Willson | Virginia | 1864 | 2 |
| Henry Willson | Alabama | 1861 | 6 |
| Austin Windham | Mississippi | 1853 | |
| Albert Winn | Georgia | 1859 | 8 |
| Thomas Winn | Georgia | 1859 | 8 |
| Aaron Wordlaw | South Carolina | 1840 | 25 |
| Ned Wordlaw | Texas | 1846 | 21 |
| Ned Wordlow | Texas | 1846 | 21 |
| Arch Yarborough | Tennessee | 1836 | 31 |
| Drigons Yarborough | Virginia | 1847 | 20 |
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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