Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Wiley, Walker County, Texas, 1868
George Wiley registered to vote in Walker County on February 1, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Walker County
George Wiley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Wiley
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- February 1, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Walker County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Wiley"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wiley in Walker County
- Adam Wileyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1856
- Albert Wileyborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
- Alfred Wileyborn in Georgia
- Anderson Wileyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- Calvin Wileyborn in Mississippi
Wileys 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 38 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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