Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Davis, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
William Davis registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 31, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
William Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Davis
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Brazoria County
- Alfred Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- David Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Frank Davis
- Gero Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Davisborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1842
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 3 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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