Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dennis Hopson, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Dennis Hopson registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 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
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Walker County

Dennis Hopson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dennis Hopson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Walker County
26 years
Years in the precinct
26 years
Signature, as written
"Dennis his X mark Hopson"
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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