Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Wood, Walker County, Texas, 1867
James Wood registered to vote in Walker County on July 31, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Walker County
James Wood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Wood
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Walker County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Naturalized, when
- "James X Elrod"
- Signature, as written
- "James X his mark Clark"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wood in Walker County
- George Henry Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
- John Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
Woods elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wood
- Woods 58
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 1 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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