Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Nealy, Walker County, Texas, 1867

George Nealy registered to vote in Walker County on September 27, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 27 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
about 1840
Reached Texas
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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George Nealy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Nealy
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 27, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Walker County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Walker County
26 years
Signature, as written
"George X Nealy"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

26 years

George Nealy reported 26 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

Variations of Nealy

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

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