Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William McDaniel, Walker County, Texas, 1867
William McDaniel registered to vote in Walker County on August 16, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Walker County
William McDaniel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William McDaniel
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Walker County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark McDaniel"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named McDaniel in Walker County
- Edmond McDanielborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Samuel McDanielborn in Texas
McDaniels elsewhere in Texas
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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