Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Harry Shaffer, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Harry Shaffer registered to vote in Madison County on August 6, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
Harry Shaffer
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Harry Shaffer
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Madison County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Henry Shaffer"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Shaffers elsewhere in Texas
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 3 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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