Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Hamilton, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Albert Hamilton registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
about 1842
Reached Texas
24 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Albert Hamilton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Hamilton
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Walker County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Walker County
24 years
Signature, as written
"Albert his X mark Hamilton"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

24 years

Albert Hamilton reported 24 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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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