Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Walker, Wood County, Texas, 1867

William Walker registered to vote in Wood County on August 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

William Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Walker
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Wood County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"John A. Smith"
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

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 22 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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