Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Atkins, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Robert Atkins registered to vote in Walker County on August 22, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Robert Atkins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Atkins
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Walker County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robert X Adams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsRobert Atkins reported 4 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Atkinses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Atkins
- Atkinson 8
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 18 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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