Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Buckner, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Richard Buckner registered to vote in Walker County. He reported Louisiana 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Walker County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Buckner
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
2
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
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. Walker County's entries fill 48 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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