Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Oren Calhoon, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Oren Calhoon registered to vote in Walker County on August 7, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Walker County

Oren Calhoon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Oren Calhoon
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Walker County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Signature, as written
"Owen Cathorn"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

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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