Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Hall, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

George Hall registered to vote in Shelby County on July 27, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Shelby County
Texas
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
27 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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In Shelby County

George Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Hall
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Shelby County
27 years
Years in the precinct
27 years
Signature, as written
"George x Hall"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hall in Shelby County

  • Henry Hallborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1841
  • Simpson Hallborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1841

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 92 freedmen named Hall in Texas

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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