Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Branch, Walker County, Texas, 1868
George Branch registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Walker County
George Branch
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Branch
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Walker County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "George X Branch"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Branch in Walker County
- Benjamin Branchborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Ferdenand Branchborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
- John Branchborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
Branches elsewhere 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 37 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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