Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Sheperd, Walker County, Texas, 1869
William Sheperd registered to vote in Walker County on November 16, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 4 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
William Sheperd
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Sheperd
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Walker County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Chris X Shepard"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsWilliam Sheperd reported 11 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Sheperds elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Sheperd
- Shepherd 6
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 39 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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