Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nep Edwards, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Nep Edwards registered to vote in Walker County on August 21, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
South Carolina
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

Nep Edwards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nep Edwards
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Walker County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Signature, as written
"Nep his X mark Edwards"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Edwards in Walker County

Edwardses elsewhere in Texas

All 94 freedmen named Edwards in Texas

Variations of Edwards

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

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