Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stanley Walton, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Stanley Walton registered to vote in Houston County on July 25, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Houston County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Houston County

Stanley Walton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stanley Walton
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
10
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Houston County
7 years
Signature, as written
"Primus Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston 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 4 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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