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Walker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 167 freedmen

167 freedmen named Walker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Walker County (17), Colorado County (14) and Freestone County (13). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Walkers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Walker registered, on the 1870 county map
167
Freedmen
37
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Walkers registered

Texas counties where the Walkers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1710%
Colorado County148%
Freestone County138%
McLennan County138%
Harrison County127%
Bastrop County117%
Brazoria County106%
Gonzales County106%
Galveston County64%
Brazos County53%
Leon County53%
Cherokee County42%
Fayette County42%
Guadalupe County42%
Bowie County32%
Burleson County32%
Wharton County32%
Wilson County32%
Anderson County21%
Caldwell County21%
Comal County21%
Davis County21%
Falls County21%
Fort Bend County21%
Grayson County21%
Hays County21%
Bexar County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Hopkins County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Walkers were born

Birthplaces the Walkers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2016%
Alabama1815%
Virginia1815%
Tennessee1613%
North Carolina1311%
Mississippi87%
Kentucky65%
Louisiana65%
South Carolina54%
Missouri43%
Texas43%
Arkansas22%
Maryland22%

When the Walkers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Walkers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
29
1850s
54
1860s
76

Variations of Walker

Every Walker in the register

The Walkers in the register, 151 to 167 of 167
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Smith WalkerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1852
Sy WalkerFalls County
Theophilus WalkerColorado CountyMississippi1857
Thomas WalkerBowie CountyVirginia1862
Thomas WalkerColorado CountyAlabama1854
Thomas WalkerFalls County
Thomas WalkerWalker CountyAlabama1849
Thomas WalkerWalker CountyTexas1846
W. WalkerBurleson County1863
Wallace WalkerGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Wash WalkerGonzales County1847
Wesley WalkerHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Whitfield WalkerHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
William WalkerBastrop CountyAlabama1850
William WalkerHarrison CountyTennessee1853
William WalkerWood CountyVirginia1865
Yancey WalkerBastrop CountyVirginia1863

Walker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Walker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 17 of the 167, Colorado County 14. 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 Walken as well.

Where did the Walkers in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (20), Alabama (18) and Virginia (18) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Walker?

Walker County (17), Colorado County (14), Freestone County (13). In all, 167 registered across 37 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 Walker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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