Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Randall, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Moses Randall registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
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

Moses Randall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Randall
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Walker County
9 years
Signature, as written
"R. G. Dillake"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Moses Randall reported 9 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

Variations of Randall

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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