Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hilliard Reaves, Walker County, Texas, 1868

Hilliard Reaves registered to vote in Walker County on February 1, 1868. He reported Texas 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Walker County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Walker County

Hilliard Reaves

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hilliard Reaves
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
February 1, 1868
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Walker County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 years
Signature, as written
"Hilliard X Reaves"
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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