Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Parrish, Walker County, Texas, 1868

William Parrish registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Walker County

William Parrish

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Parrish
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Walker County
22 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"William his X mark Parrish"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Parrish

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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