Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Shepard, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Robert Shepard registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Collin County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Collin County

Robert Shepard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Shepard
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Collin County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Shepards elsewhere in Texas

All 21 freedmen named Shepard in Texas

Variations of Shepard

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 7 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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