Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cato Davis, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

Cato Davis registered to vote in Nueces County on November 17, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Nueces County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

Cato Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cato Davis
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Nueces County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

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 8 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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