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.

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

Other freedmen named Brown in Davis County

Browns elsewhere in Texas

All 383 freedmen named Brown 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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