Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Davis, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
William Davis registered to vote in Grayson County on August 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
William Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Davis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 14
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Grayson County
- G W Davisborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
- M Van Buren Davisborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1862
- Richard Davisborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
- Rufus Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
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 18 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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