Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Righten, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Peter Righten registered to vote in Shelby County on August 21, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 9 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Shelby County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Shelby County

Peter Righten

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Righten
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Shelby County
9 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Shelby County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Peter Richter"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Peter Righten reported 1 year more in Texas than in Shelby County.

Variations of Righten

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

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