Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Irving, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Irving registered to vote in Walker County on August 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Walker County

Samuel Irving

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Irving
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Walker County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"S. Irving"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Irving in Walker County

Irvings elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Irving in Texas

Variations of Irving

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

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