Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Alfred Davis, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869
Alfred Davis registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 23, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
Alfred Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Alfred Davis
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Brazoria County
- 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
- Henry Davisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1843
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 39 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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