Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Elic Robertson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Elic Robertson registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
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In Shelby County
Elic Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Elic Robertson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Signature, as written
- "Eli x Robertson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Robertsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robertson
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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