Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Levy, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George Levy registered to vote in Walker County on August 1, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 2 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Levy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Levy
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Walker County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "George X Levy"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsGeorge Levy reported 2 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Levys elsewhere in Texas
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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