Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Henry, Walker County, Texas, 1867

George Henry registered to vote in Walker County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 7 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
20 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

George Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Henry
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Walker County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Years in Texas before Walker County
13 years
Signature, as written
"George his X mark Hervey"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

George Henry reported 13 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

Other freedmen named Henry in Walker County

Henrys elsewhere in Texas

All 98 freedmen named Henry in Texas

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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