Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Shields, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Shields registered to vote in Fayette County on July 23, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Fayette County
George Shields
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Shields
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 24 years
- Years in the precinct
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Shields in Fayette County
- Abram Shieldsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1832
- Frank Shieldsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Shieldsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
- Henry Shieldsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
- Kelly Shieldsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
Shieldses 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 22 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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