Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charlie Cozart, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Charlie Cozart registered to vote in Shelby County on September 14, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Charlie Cozart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charlie Cozart
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 14, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Shelby County
19 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Charles Ezart"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Cozart in Shelby County

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

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