Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James W. Walker, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
James W. Walker registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
James W. Walker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James W. Walker
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Walker in Caldwell County
- Abram Walkerborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
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 12 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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