Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robin Wiche, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Robin Wiche registered to vote in Walker County on August 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Robin Wiche

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robin Wiche
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Walker County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Walker County
12 years
Signature, as written
"Robin his X mark Shiche"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Robin Wiche reported 12 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 7 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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