Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Collins, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Robert Collins registered to vote in Shelby County on July 30, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Robert Collins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Collins
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
9
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Shelby County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Signature, as written
"Robert Collins"
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 7 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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