Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Davis, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

James Davis registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 12, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 39 years in Texas, 39 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
39 years
In Texas
39 years
In the county
about 1828
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1828 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

James Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Davis
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
39 years
Years in Brazoria County
39 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Davis in Brazoria County

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 14 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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