Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Wilson Eastlon, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Wilson Eastlon registered to vote in Walker County on August 20, 1867. He reported Alabama 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Walker County, Texas
Alabama
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

Wilson Eastlon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Wilson Eastlon
Place of birth
Alabama
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
"William X Barlow"
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 14 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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