Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

R.H. Sherman, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

R.H. Sherman registered to vote in Chambers County on August 9, 1867. He reported New York as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation, Virginia. Disfranchised for felony" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with New York and Texas marked
Born in New York, registered in Chambers County, Texas
New York
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Chambers County

R.H. Sherman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
R.H. Sherman
Place of birth
New York
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Chambers County
16 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Naturalized, how
"Birth"
Naturalized, where
"New York"
Signature, as written
"Thomas Dawson"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation, Virginia. Disfranchised for felony"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

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 2 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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