Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sandy Survinus, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Sandy Survinus registered to vote in Shelby County on August 24, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Sandy Survinus

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sandy Survinus
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Shelby County
30 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
Signature, as written
"Jackson S. Carroll"
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 16 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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