Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Allen Justice, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Allen Justice registered to vote in Walker County on January 30, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Walker County

Allen Justice

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Allen Justice
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Walker County
15 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Allen his X mark Justice"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Justice in Walker County

Justices elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Justice 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 35 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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