Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
S.C. Mathews, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
S.C. Mathews registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 7 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
S.C. Mathews
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- S.C. Mathews
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Shelby County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "J. C. Mathes"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearS.C. Mathews reported 1 year more in Texas than in Shelby County.
Mathewses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mathews
- Matthews 20
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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