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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Robert Atkins reported 4 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

Variations of Atkins

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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