Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mathew Boone, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Mathew Boone registered to vote in Shelby County on July 26, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Mathew Boone

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mathew Boone
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Shelby County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Mathew Bloom"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Boones elsewhere in Texas

All 8 freedmen named Boone in Texas

Variations of Boone

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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