Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Spencer Gary, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Spencer Gary registered to vote in Walker County on September 23, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Walker County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Walker County

Spencer Gary

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Spencer Gary
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 23, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Walker County
15 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Spencer X Cary"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Gary in Walker County

  • Anthony Garyborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • Harry Garyborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
  • Isaac Garyborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853

Garys elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Gary 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 31 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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