Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nathan Walker, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Nathan Walker registered to vote in Henderson County on August 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
Nathan Walker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nathan Walker
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 months
- Signature, as written
- "Nathan Hacker"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Walker in Henderson County
- Samuel Walkerborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
Walkers elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Walker
- Walken 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 14 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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