Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Judge Montgomery, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Judge Montgomery registered to vote in Shelby County on July 27, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Judge Montgomery

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Judge Montgomery
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Shelby County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Signature, as written
"David x Montgomery"
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 5 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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