Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Allen Blackwell, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Allen Blackwell registered to vote in Davis County on July 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Davis County
Allen Blackwell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Allen Blackwell
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Davis County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Blackwell in Davis County
- B. Blackwellborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- E. Blackwellborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1852
- Henry Blackwellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
- Jack Blackwellborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1852
- Moses Blackwellborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1861
Blackwells elsewhere 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 3 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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