Wall · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wall in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Wall registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (3), Colorado County (2) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Walls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wall registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Walls registered

Texas counties where the Walls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County350%
Colorado County233%
Harrison County117%

Where the Walls were born

Birthplaces the Walls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Mississippi133%
Virginia133%

When the Walls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Walls
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Wall in the register

The Walls in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander WallGalveston County1846
Bryant WallGalveston County1842
Charles C WallGalveston County1841
Henry D. WallColorado CountyMississippi1863
Jerry WallHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Nelson WallColorado CountyVirginia1852

Wall genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wall in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 3 of the 6, Colorado County 2. 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Walls in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Mississippi (1) and Virginia (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 Wall?

Galveston County (3), Colorado County (2), Harrison County (1). In all, 6 registered across 3 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 Wall appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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