Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

J.K.P. Shanon, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869

J.K.P. Shanon registered to vote in Kaufman County on November 23, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Kaufman County

J.K.P. Shanon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
J.K.P. Shanon
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Kaufman County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"J. R. his X mark Shannon"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Shanons elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Shanon in Texas

Variations of Shanon

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 24 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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