Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Gibbs, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Henry Gibbs registered to vote in Walker County on August 12, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Walker County

Henry Gibbs

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Gibbs
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Walker County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Signature, as written
"Henry X Webb"
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 10 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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