Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Lovel, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

George Lovel registered to vote in Shelby County on August 15, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 10 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Shelby County
Texas
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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George Lovel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Lovel
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Shelby County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Shelby County
15 years
Signature, as written
"George x Dove"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

George Lovel reported 15 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.

Variations of Lovel

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 12 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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