Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Strother Davis, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Strother Davis registered to vote in Anderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Anderson County

Strother Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Strother Davis
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
9
Place of residence
Palestine, Anderson County
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Anderson County
5 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Davis in Anderson County

  • Bill Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1856
  • Henry Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
  • Jeff Davisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
  • John Davisborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1862
  • Lewis Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853

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 38 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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