Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Elijah Richard, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Elijah Richard registered to vote in Shelby County on July 27, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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In Shelby County
Elijah Richard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Elijah Richard
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Elijah x Richards"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Richards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richard
- Richardson 64
- Richards 32
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 6 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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