Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
King Walker, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869
King Walker registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 25, 1869. He reported 15 years in Texas, 12 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
King Walker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- King Walker
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsKing Walker reported 3 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Walker in Gonzales County
- Andy Walkerreached Texas about 1842
- Charles Walkerreached Texas about 1841
- Elias Walkerreached Texas about 1847
- Gay Walkerreached Texas about 1837
- Jerry Walkerreached Texas about 1848
Walkers elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Walker
- Walken 5
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 43 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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