Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Burt, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Charles Burt registered to vote in Walker County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 3 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Charles Burt
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Burt
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Walker County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Charley Burt"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsCharles Burt reported 12 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named Burt in Walker County
- Thomas Burtborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
Burts elsewhere 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 9 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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