Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Carline, Davis County, Texas, 1869

George Carline registered to vote in Davis County on November 26, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Davis County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Davis County

George Carline

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Carline
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Davis County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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