Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Adam Neral, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Adam Neral registered to vote in Walker County on January 28, 1868. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 31 years in Texas, 2 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
31 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas
29 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Adam Neral

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Adam Neral
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
31 years
Years in Walker County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 months
Years in Texas before Walker County
29 years
Signature, as written
"Adam his X mark Nevil"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

29 years

Adam Neral reported 29 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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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