Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George McGar, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George McGar registered to vote in Walker County on August 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 10 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
George McGar
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George McGar
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Walker County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "George X his mark McRae"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsGeorge McGar reported 2 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named McGar in Walker County
- Freeman McGarborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857
- Polado McGarborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857
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 15 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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