Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

A.T. Granville, Walker County, Texas, 1867

A.T. Granville registered to vote in Walker County on August 28, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Walker County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

A.T. Granville

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
A.T. Granville
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Walker County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Walker County
11 years
Signature, as written
"A. S. his X mark Granville"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

A.T. Granville reported 11 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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

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