Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Brinston, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
John Brinston registered to vote in Shelby County on July 26, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
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In Shelby County
John Brinston
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Brinston
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Signature, as written
- "John Burnside"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brinston in Shelby County
- Mack Brinstonborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1840
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 4 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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