Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Baylor Harryson, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Baylor Harryson registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Walker County

Baylor Harryson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Baylor Harryson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
3
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Walker County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Frailor his X mark Harrison"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harryson 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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