Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Davis, Austin County, Texas, 1867

John Davis registered to vote in Austin County on July 25, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
27 years
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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In Austin County

John Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Davis
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Austin County
27 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Davis in Austin 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 8 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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