Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Walker, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867

Charles Walker registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 11, 1867. He reported 26 years in Texas, 26 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Gonzales County, Texas
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Gonzales County

Charles Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Walker
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Gonzales County
26 years
Years in the precinct
26 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Walker

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 4 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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