Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Davis, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Henry Davis registered to vote in Galveston County on June 15, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Henry Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Davis
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Galveston County
- Alford Davisreached Texas about 1837
- Charles Davis
- Henry Davisreached Texas about 1861
- Icke Davisreached Texas about 1859
- Jefferson Davisreached Texas about 1852
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 20 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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