Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Dodson, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Frank Dodson registered to vote in Walker County on August 16, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Walker County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Frank Dodson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Dodson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Walker County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Frank his X mark Dodson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Frank Dodson reported 3 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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