Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
F. Armiston, Davis County, Texas, 1867
F. Armiston registered to vote in Davis County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 7 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
F. Armiston
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- F. Armiston
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Davis County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Davis County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsF. Armiston reported 5 years more in Texas than in Davis County.
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 5 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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