Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Luke Harn, Shelby County, Texas, 1869

Luke Harn registered to vote in Shelby County on November 25, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Luke Harn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Luke Harn
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
6
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Shelby County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Luster Lane"
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 25 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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