Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Branch Scott, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Branch Scott registered to vote in Walker County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- 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
Branch Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Branch Scott
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Walker County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "D. Scott"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Scott in Walker County
- Alfred Scottborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Anthony Scottborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
- Henry Scottborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Jacob Scottborn in Louisiana
- James Scottborn in Virginia
Scotts elsewhere in Texas
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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