Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Amos, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Henry Amos registered to vote in Walker County on August 21, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Walker County

Henry Amos

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Amos
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Walker County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Henry X Hampton"
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 17 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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