Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Frank Matlock, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Frank Matlock registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Shelby County
Frank Matlock
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Frank Matlock
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Frank x Matlock"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Matlock in Shelby County
- Andrew Matlockborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Bob Matlockborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Ned Matlockborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Spencer Matlockborn in Georgia, 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 9 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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