Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
York Linch, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
York Linch registered to vote in Shelby County on August 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 1 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
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
York Linch
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- York Linch
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Shelby County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "York x Finch"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsYork Linch reported 2 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.
Linches elsewhere in Texas
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 18 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Shelby County, Texas
Shelby County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Shelby CountyThe Linch name in TexasBorn in AlabamaSearch Shelby County by name