Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Elliot, Walker County, Texas, 1867

George Elliot registered to vote in Walker County on August 14, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Walker County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Walker County

George Elliot

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Elliot
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Walker County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Signature, as written
"George his X mark Pelier"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Elliot

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 11 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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