Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Hoge, Walker County, Texas, 1868

John Hoge registered to vote in Walker County on February 1, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Walker County

John Hoge

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Hoge
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
February 1, 1868
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Walker County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Signature, as written
"John his X mark Hoge"
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 38 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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