Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Asten, Walker County, Texas, 1868
William Asten registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 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.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Asten
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Asten
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Walker County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark Aston"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsWilliam Asten reported 3 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 35 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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