Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nathaniell Stepenson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Nathaniell Stepenson registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Nathaniell Stepenson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nathaniell Stepenson
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Shelby County
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "Nathaniel x Stephenson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsNathaniell Stepenson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.
Variations of Stepenson
- Stephenson 13
- Stevenson 9
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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