Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Larkin Greene, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Larkin Greene registered to vote in Walker County on August 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Larkin Greene

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Larkin Greene
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Walker County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Years in Texas before Walker County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Larkin his X mark Greene"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Larkin Greene reported 1 year more in Texas than in Walker County.

Other freedmen named Greene in Walker County

Greenes elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Greene in Texas

Variations of Greene

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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