Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Cosert, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Frank Cosert registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
25 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Frank Cosert

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Cosert
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Shelby County
25 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Frank x Geert"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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 11 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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