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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Walker County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Wood in Walker County

Woods elsewhere in Texas

All 39 freedmen named Wood in Texas

Variations of Wood

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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