Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randle Early, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Randle Early registered to vote in Walker County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Walker County

Randle Early

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randle Early
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Walker County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"R. X Carley"
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 13 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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