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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

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

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

F. 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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