Brazos County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Davis, Brazos County, Texas, 1867
John Davis registered to vote in Brazos County on July 2, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas, 1 of them in Brazos County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazos County registered 1,199 freedmen in 1867, 59% of its voters.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Brazos County
John Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Davis
- County of registration
- Brazos County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Brazos County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Brazos County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsJohn Davis reported 2 years more in Texas than in Brazos County.
Other freedmen named Davis in Brazos County
- Alfred Davisreached Texas about 1852
- Alfred Davisreached Texas about 1852
- Anthoney Davisreached Texas about 1864
- Frank Davisreached Texas about 1848
- Gilbert Davisreached Texas about 1863
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 18 of the Brazos County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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