Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Walker, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868

Peter Walker registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 27, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 2 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

Peter Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Walker
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Van Zandt County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Peter Walker reported 10 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

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 17 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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