Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William H. Butler, Walker County, Texas, 1867
William H. Butler registered to vote in Walker County on August 1, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 3 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
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William H. Butler
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William H. Butler
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Walker County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "William H. X Fowler"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsWilliam H. Butler reported 3 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named Butler in Walker County
- Hartwell Butlerborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1841
- Jesse Butlerborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Joseph Butlerborn in Texas
- Pinkney Butlerborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- William Butlerborn in Texas
Butlers 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 3 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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