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.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 27 years
- In Texas
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 26 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
26 yearsGeorge Nealy reported 26 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Nealys elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Nealy
- Neal 19
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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