Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Whyle Davis, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Whyle Davis registered to vote in Galveston County on June 4, 1867. He reported 25 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 25 years
- In Texas
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Whyle Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Whyle Davis
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 4, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Galveston County
- Alford Davisreached Texas about 1837
- Charles Davis
- Henry Davisreached Texas about 1852
- Henry Davisreached Texas about 1861
- Icke Davisreached Texas about 1859
Davises elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 2 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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