Walton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Walton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 20 freedmen

20 freedmen named Walton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (9), Madison County (2) and McLennan County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Waltons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Walton registered, on the 1870 county map
20
Freedmen
10
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Waltons registered

Texas counties where the Waltons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County945%
Madison County210%
McLennan County210%
Bastrop County15%
Brazos County15%
Burleson County15%
Cherokee County15%
Grayson County15%
Houston County15%
Wood County15%

Where the Waltons were born

Birthplaces the Waltons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia531%
Alabama319%
Virginia319%
Arkansas16%
Maryland16%
Missouri16%
North Carolina16%
Texas16%

When the Waltons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Waltons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
9
1850s
4
1860s
6

Every Walton in the register

The Waltons in the register, 1 to 20 of 20
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex WaltonWood CountyGeorgia1842
Alford WaltonMcLennan County1866
Daniel WaltonMadison CountyAlabama1854
Frank WaltonBrazos County1862
Henry WaltonMcLennan County
Isom WaltonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Joseph WaltonHarrison CountyArkansas1857
Josiah WaltonBurleson County1841
Marenly WaltonCherokee CountyMaryland1866
Minie WaltonHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Moses WaltonHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Samuel WaltonHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Samuel WaltonMadison CountyVirginia1863
Stanley WaltonHouston CountyNorth Carolina1860
Thomas WaltonHarrison CountyVirginia1848
Tillman WaltonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Wesley WaltonHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
William WaltonBastrop CountyGeorgia1857
William WaltonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Wm WaltonGrayson CountyMissouri1861

Walton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Walton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 9 of the 20, Madison 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 Waltons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (5), Alabama (3) and Virginia (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Walton?

Harrison County (9), Madison County (2), McLennan County (2). In all, 20 registered across 10 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 Walton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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