Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wood, Walker County, Texas, 1867
John Wood registered to vote in Walker County on August 20, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Walker County
John Wood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wood
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Walker County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "John X Wood"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wood in Walker County
- George Henry Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
- James Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1855
Woods elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wood
- Woods 58
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 14 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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