Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Booth, Davis County, Texas, 1867
George Booth registered to vote in Davis County on August 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 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.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Davis County
George Booth
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Booth
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Davis County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Booths 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 58 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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