Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Mulder, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Frank Mulder registered to vote in Shelby County on August 6, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Shelby County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Frank Mulder

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Mulder
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Shelby County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Frank his x mark Mulder"
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 9 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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