Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anthony Scott, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Anthony Scott registered to vote in Walker County on September 27, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Walker County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Walker County

Anthony Scott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anthony Scott
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 27, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Anthony his X mark Scott"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Scott in Walker County

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All 155 freedmen named Scott 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 33 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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