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.
- 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"
Other freedmen named Davis in Austin County
- Boney Davisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1844
- Butler Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Dindly Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Elihin Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1861
- Elisha Davisborn in Alabama, 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 8 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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