Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Powell, Walker County, Texas, 1869
Washington Powell registered to vote in Walker County on November 17, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Washington Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Powell
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Walker County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Joseph X Jackson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Powell in Walker County
- Daniel Powellborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1865
- Elisha Powellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
- Jerry Powellborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
- William Powellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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 40 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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