Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Milton Ratcliff, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Milton Ratcliff registered to vote in Shelby County on August 3, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 18 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Shelby County

Milton Ratcliff

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Milton Ratcliff
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Shelby County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Years in Texas before Shelby County
5 years
Signature, as written
"Milton x Ratcliff"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Milton Ratcliff reported 5 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.

Ratcliffs elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Ratcliff 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 8 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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