Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abram Hon, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Abram Hon registered to vote in Walker County on August 26, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Walker County

Abram Hon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abram Hon
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Walker County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Signature, as written
"J. his X mark Moore"
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 20 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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