Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Snow Murrel, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Snow Murrel registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Snow Murrel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Snow Murrel
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Shelby County
12 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Enos x Nichols"
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 10 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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