Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Beeker, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Beeker registered to vote in Shelby County on July 26, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 25 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Shelby County

Isaac Beeker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Beeker
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Shelby County
2 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Shelby County
23 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac Hewlett"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

23 years

Isaac Beeker reported 23 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.

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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