Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Davis, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Henry Davis registered to vote in Austin County on July 23, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 5 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Henry Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Davis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Austin County
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsHenry Davis reported 7 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
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 7 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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