Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wilson, Walker County, Texas, 1867
John Wilson registered to vote in Walker County on August 1, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
John Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wilson
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Walker County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "John X Wilson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wilson in Walker County
- Bartley Wilsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Belford Wilsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Edward Wilsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Fields Wilsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Gloster Wilsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 2 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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