Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randall Cartwright, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Randall Cartwright registered to vote in Shelby County on July 20, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Shelby County, Texas
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Randall Cartwright

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randall Cartwright
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
9
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Shelby County
15 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Randall his X mark Cartwright"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby 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 Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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