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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
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"
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 11 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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