Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aaron Johnson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Aaron Johnson registered to vote in Shelby County on July 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 28 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
28 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Aaron Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aaron Johnson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Shelby County
28 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Aaron his X mark Johnson"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

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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 Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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