Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Sandle, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Charles Sandle registered to vote in Walker County on February 1, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Walker County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Walker County

Charles Sandle

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Sandle
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
7
Registered
February 1, 1868
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Walker County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Signature, as written
"Charles X Sandie"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

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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