Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Landron, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

John Landron registered to vote in Shelby County on November 16, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 3 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
4 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Shelby County

John Landron

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Landron
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 16, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Shelby County
3 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Years in Texas before Shelby County
1 year
Signature, as written
"John Landrum"
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

John Landron reported 1 year more in Texas than 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 22 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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