Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Lewis, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George Lewis registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored - duplicate given" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Lewis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Walker County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Lewis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored - duplicate given"
Other freedmen named Lewis in Walker County
- Abram Lewisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Adam Lewisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1860
- Ed Lewisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857
- Fredrick Lewisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Harry Lewisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
Lewises 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 5 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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