Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harry Martin, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Harry Martin registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Walker County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Walker County

Harry Martin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harry Martin
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Walker County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Signature, as written
"Harry his X mark Martin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

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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