Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anderson Carington, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Carington registered to vote in Walker County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Anderson Carington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Carington
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Walker County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Walker County
8 years
Signature, as written
"Andrew his X mark Carrington"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

Anderson Carington reported 8 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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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