Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Walters, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
James Walters registered to vote in Anderson County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
James Walters
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Walters
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Walterses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Walters
- Walter 7
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 45 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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