Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Justice, Walker County, Texas, 1868

John Justice registered to vote in Walker County on January 30, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Walker County

John Justice

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Justice
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Walker County
14 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"John 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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