Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham Curry, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Abraham Curry registered to vote in Walker County on August 12, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Walker County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Walker County

Abraham Curry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham Curry
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Walker County
11 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Abraham X Curry"
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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