Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Walker, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

Richard Walker registered to vote in Wilson County on July 12, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Wilson County

Richard Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Walker
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Wilson County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Walker in Wilson County

Walkers elsewhere in Texas

All 167 freedmen named Walker in Texas

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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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