Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Brooks, Walker County, Texas, 1869

Albert Brooks registered to vote in Walker County on November 18, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Walker County

Albert Brooks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Brooks
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Walker County
14 months
Years in the precinct
4 months
Signature, as written
"Albert his X mark Brooks"
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 41 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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