Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Reynolds, Walker County, Texas, 1867

William Reynolds registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Was in county and precinct for 40 days at time of registration" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

William Reynolds

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Reynolds
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Walker County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Walker County
9 years
Signature, as written
"Moses X Peete"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Was in county and precinct for 40 days at time of registration"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

William Reynolds reported 9 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 6 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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