Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Davis Pearson, Fayette County, Texas, 1868

Davis Pearson registered to vote in Fayette County on January 30, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Davis Pearson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Davis Pearson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Fayette County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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

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