Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Davis, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1867

George Davis registered to vote in Guadalupe County on July 17, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

George Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Davis
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Davis in Guadalupe County

  • Ed Davisborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866
  • Henry Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
  • Jim Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
  • Richard Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
  • W H Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866

Davises elsewhere in Texas

All 307 freedmen named Davis 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 10 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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