Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Bennett, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Charles Bennett registered to vote in Shelby County on July 27, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 29 years in Texas, 29 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
29 years
In Texas
29 years
In the county
about 1838
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1838 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Charles Bennett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Bennett
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
9
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
29 years
Years in Shelby County
29 years
Years in the precinct
27 years
Signature, as written
"Charles Kenneth"
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 4 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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