Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Daniel Powell, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Daniel Powell registered to vote in Walker County on February 1, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Walker County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Walker County

Daniel Powell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Daniel Powell
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
2
Registered
February 1, 1868
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Walker County
3 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"Daniel X Powell"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

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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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