Shelton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shelton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 26 freedmen

26 freedmen named Shelton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Hill County (4), Fort Bend County (3) and Bastrop County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sheltons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shelton registered, on the 1870 county map
26
Freedmen
18
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sheltons registered

Texas counties where the Sheltons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County415%
Fort Bend County312%
Bastrop County28%
Goliad County28%
Leon County28%
Austin County14%
Brazoria County14%
Caldwell County14%
Chambers County14%
Colorado County14%
Davis County14%
Freestone County14%
Guadalupe County14%
Johnson County14%
Madison County14%
McLennan County14%
San Augustine County14%
Wood County14%

Where the Sheltons were born

Birthplaces the Sheltons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas419%
Virginia419%
Mississippi314%
Alabama210%
Missouri210%
North Carolina210%
Georgia15%
Louisiana15%
South Carolina15%
Tennessee15%

When the Sheltons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sheltons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
8
1850s
6
1860s
10

Every Shelton in the register

The Sheltons in the register, 1 to 26 of 26
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A SheltonHill CountyNorth Carolina1849
Aaron SheltonCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Abraham SheltonJohnson CountyTennessee1862
Andrew J. SheltonWood CountyMississippi1865
Benjamin SheltonLeon CountyMississippi
Caleb SheltonFort Bend CountyTexas1847
Charles SheltonFreestone CountyGeorgia1858
Clark SheltonGoliad County1847
Edmond SheltonBastrop CountyTexas1848
Edward SheltonDavis CountyVirginia1855
Frank SheltonFort Bend County1855
George SheltonHill CountyNorth Carolina1852
Henry SheltonLeon CountyMississippi1863
Henry SheltonMadison CountyLouisiana1863
James SheltonBastrop CountyVirginia1865
James SheltonBrazoria CountyTexas1848
James SheltonFort Bend County1866
Joseph SheltonHill CountyMissouri1855
Madison SheltonAustin CountyVirginia1837
Mager SheltonSan Augustine CountyMissouri
Nat SheltonMcLennan County1866
Ned SheltonColorado CountySouth Carolina1848
Nixon SheltonGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Richmond SheltonGoliad County1848
Thomas SheltonHill CountyVirginia1856
W.A. SheltonChambers CountyTexas1846

Shelton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shelton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hill County holds 4 of the 26, Fort Bend County 3. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Sheltons in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (4), Virginia (4) and Mississippi (3) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Shelton?

Hill County (4), Fort Bend County (3), Bastrop County (2). In all, 26 registered across 18 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Shelton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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