Walls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Walls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Walls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wallses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Walls registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wallses registered

Texas counties where the Wallses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County3100%

Where the Wallses were born

Birthplaces the Wallses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi267%
North Carolina133%

When the Wallses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wallses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Variations of Walls

Every Walls in the register

The Wallses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander WallsColorado CountyNorth Carolina1862
Henry WallsColorado CountyMississippi1862
Robert WallsColorado CountyMississippi1863

Walls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Walls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Wall as well.

Where did the Wallses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2) and North Carolina (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 Walls?

Colorado County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Walls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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