Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Washington Henricks, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Washington Henricks registered to vote in Walker County on August 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.

Born in Alabama, registered in Walker County, Texas

Alabama
Birthplace: 14 years
In Texas: 14 years
In the county: about 1853
Reached Texas

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Washington Henricks

Texas

Name: Washington Henricks
Place of birth: Alabama
County of registration: Walker County
Precinct: 1
Registered: August 19, 1867
Years in Texas: 14 years
Years in Walker County: 14 years
Years in the precinct: 14 years
Signature, as written: "W. J. Hendricks"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Walker County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Henricks

Hendricks 14

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

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