Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Henry Wood, Walker County, Texas, 1867

George Henry Wood registered to vote in Walker County on August 22, 1867. He reported Maryland 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Walker County, Texas
Maryland
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

George Henry Wood

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Henry Wood
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Walker County
15 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"Geo W. Wood"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Wood in Walker County

  • James Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1855
  • John Woodborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852

Woods elsewhere in Texas

All 39 freedmen named Wood in Texas

Variations of Wood

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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