Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Nolen, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
George Nolen registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Shelby County
George Nolen
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Nolen
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "George x Nolen"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Nolens elsewhere 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 11 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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