Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lawyer Bobby, Davis County, Texas, 1869

Lawyer Bobby registered to vote in Davis County on November 22, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Davis County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Davis County

Lawyer Bobby

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lawyer Bobby
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Davis County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 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 66 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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