Walken · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Walken in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Walken registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2), Brazos County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Walkens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Walken registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Walkens registered

Texas counties where the Walkens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County240%
Brazos County120%
Dallas County120%
Nueces County120%

Where the Walkens were born

Birthplaces the Walkens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Georgia125%
Kentucky125%

When the Walkens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Walkens
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
2

Variations of Walken

Every Walken in the register

The Walkens in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Balus WalkenAnderson CountyGeorgia1840
Jene WalkenBrazos County1862
Joseph WalkenNueces CountyKentucky
Moses WalkenDallas CountyAlabama1843
Richard WalkenAnderson CountyAlabama1852

Walken genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Walken in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 5, Brazos County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Walker as well.

Where did the Walkens in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (1) and Kentucky (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Walken?

Anderson County (2), Brazos County (1), Dallas County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Walken appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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