Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Walker, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

William Walker registered to vote in Harrison County on August 1, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Harrison County

William Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Walker
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Harrison County
14 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Signature, as written
"H. Walker"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Walker in Harrison 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 54 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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