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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Walker County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Wiley in Walker County

Wileys elsewhere in Texas

All 29 freedmen named Wiley 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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