Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Tom Brown, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Tom Brown registered to vote in Davis County on August 23, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Davis County
Tom Brown
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Tom Brown
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Davis County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brown in Davis County
- Benjamin H. Brownborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- David Brownborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- Ephriam Brownborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Silas Brownborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1859
Browns 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 57 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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