Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Curtis, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Frank Curtis registered to vote in Walker County on August 21, 1867. He reported District of Columbia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 7 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 District of Columbia and Texas marked
Born in District of Columbia, registered in Walker County, Texas
District of Columbia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Frank Curtis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Curtis
Place of birth
District of Columbia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Walker County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Years in Texas before Walker County
8 years
Signature, as written
"Frank his X mark Curtis"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

Frank Curtis reported 8 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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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