Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ruben Johnson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Ruben Johnson registered to vote in Shelby County on July 27, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Ruben Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ruben Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Shelby County
23 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Reuben x Johnson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Johnson

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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