Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Walker, Leon County, Texas, 1867
James Walker registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 12 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
James Walker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Walker
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Leon County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "James x Walker"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJames Walker reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Walker in Leon County
- Baxton Walkerborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1864
- Braxton Walkerborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
- George Walkerborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
- Joseph Walkerborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
Walkers elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Walker
- Walken 5
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 12 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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