Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jackson Drewry, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Jackson Drewry registered to vote in Walker County on August 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 5 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas
25 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Jackson Drewry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jackson Drewry
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Walker County
5 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Walker County
25 years
Signature, as written
"J. his x mark Berry"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

25 years

Jackson Drewry reported 25 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 25 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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