Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Spencer Matlock, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Spencer Matlock registered to vote in Shelby County on August 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Born in Georgia, registered in Shelby County, Texas

Georgia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

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Spencer Matlock

Texas

Name: Spencer Matlock
Place of birth: Georgia
County of registration: Shelby County
Precinct: 4
Registered: August 5, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Shelby County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Signature, as written: "Spencer x Ratliff"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Matlock in Shelby County

Andrew Matlockborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
Bob Matlockborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
Frank Matlockborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
Ned Matlockborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859

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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