Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Kitwell, Walker County, Texas, 1867
William Kitwell registered to vote in Walker County on September 27, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
William Kitwell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Kitwell
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- September 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Walker County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark Mitchell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsWilliam Kitwell reported 15 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named Kitwell in Walker County
- Cesar Kitwellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
- Harrison Kitwellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
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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