Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edmond McDaniel, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Edmond McDaniel registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported Virginia 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Walker County

Edmond McDaniel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edmond McDaniel
Place of birth
Virginia
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
"Edmond his X mark McDaniel"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Edmond McDaniel 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 36 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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