Shields · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shields in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 25 freedmen

25 freedmen named Shields registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (9), Falls County (7) and Bexar County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Shieldses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shields registered, on the 1870 county map
25
Freedmen
8
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Shieldses registered

Texas counties where the Shieldses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County936%
Falls County728%
Bexar County28%
Calhoun County28%
Walker County28%
Colorado County14%
Harrison County14%
Jasper County14%

Where the Shieldses were born

Birthplaces the Shieldses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama638%
Texas638%
Virginia213%
Mississippi16%
South Carolina16%

When the Shieldses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shieldses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
6
1850s
3
1860s
5

Every Shields in the register

The Shieldses in the register, 1 to 25 of 25
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram ShieldsFayette CountySouth Carolina1832
Abrum ShieldsFalls County
Archie ShieldsFalls County
Arihm ShieldsCalhoun County1866
Benjamin ShieldsBexar CountyAlabama1866
Burrel ShieldsHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Frank ShieldsFayette CountyTexas1847
Franklin R. H. ShieldsFalls County
George ShieldsColorado CountyTexas1843
George ShieldsFalls County
George ShieldsFayette CountyTexas1843
Henry ShieldsFayette CountyTexas1843
Henry ShieldsFayette CountyMississippi1859
Henry ShieldsJasper CountyVirginia
Henry R. ShieldsFalls County
James ShieldsFalls County
Joseph ShieldsWalker CountyAlabama1857
Kelly ShieldsFayette CountyTexas1846
Lane ShieldsFayette CountyAlabama1839
Louis ShieldsFalls County
Richard ShieldsFayette CountyAlabama1833
Tom ShieldsFayette CountyTexas1845
W. Bryant ShieldsBexar CountyAlabama1866
Wilham ShieldsCalhoun County1866
Wyatt ShieldsWalker CountyAlabama1858

Shields genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shields in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 9 of the 25, Falls County 7. 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 Shieldses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (6), Texas (6) and Virginia (2) 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 Shields?

Fayette County (9), Falls County (7), Bexar County (2). In all, 25 registered across 8 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 Shields appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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