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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Fayette County
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fayette County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

George Davis reported 3 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.

Other freedmen named Davis in Fayette County

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 52 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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