Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Walker, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Charles Walker registered to vote in Anderson County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 26 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
Charles Walker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Walker
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 26 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
26 yearsCharles Walker reported 26 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Walker in Anderson County
- Simon Walkerborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1856
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 25 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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