Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Davis, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Davis registered to vote in Fayette County on August 30, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 19 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 19 years
- In the county
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
George Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Davis
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- August 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 19 years
- Years in the precinct
- 19 years
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsGeorge Davis reported 3 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
Other freedmen named Davis in Fayette County
- Alex Davisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
- Antony Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
- Antony Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
- Charles Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- Hilliard Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
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 52 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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