Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham McLamon, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Abraham McLamon registered to vote in Shelby County on August 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Abraham McLamon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham McLamon
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Shelby County
26 years
Years in the precinct
26 years
Signature, as written
"Abraham McLance"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Variations of McLamon

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

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