Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Archey, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Edward Archey registered to vote in Walker County on August 27, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Walker County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Walker County

Edward Archey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Archey
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Walker County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Signature, as written
"E. Putrehay"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Archey

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 22 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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