Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Walker, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Walker registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Leon County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Leon County

Joseph Walker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Walker
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Leon County
15 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"Joseph Walker"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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 13 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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