Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Walts, Harrison County, Texas, 1869

George Walts registered to vote in Harrison County on November 17, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace. 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

George Walts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Walts
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
14 months
Years in Harrison County
14 months
Years in the precinct
14 months
Naturalized, how
"Ala"
Signature, as written
"G. Watts (x)"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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 87 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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