Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Steven Richardson, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Steven Richardson registered to vote in Walker County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
Steven Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Steven Richardson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Walker County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "S. X Richardson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richardson in Walker County
- Bryant Richardsonborn in Alabama
- G.B. Richardsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Levo Richardsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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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