Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Monroe Whitfield, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Monroe Whitfield registered to vote in Walker County on August 30, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Walker County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Monroe Whitfield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Monroe Whitfield
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Walker County
20 years
Signature, as written
"M. H. Whitfield"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Monroe Whitfield reported 20 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 29 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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