Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aaron Alexander, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Aaron Alexander registered to vote in Davis County on August 12, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Davis County

Aaron Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aaron Alexander
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Davis County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis 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 23 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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