Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Steve Parker, Shelby County, Texas, 1869

Steve Parker registered to vote in Shelby County on November 26, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Steve Parker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Steve Parker
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Shelby County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"Steve Parker"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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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