Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Wiley Carter, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Wiley Carter registered to vote in Davis County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Davis County

Wiley Carter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Wiley Carter
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Davis County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 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 Carter in Davis County

Carters elsewhere in Texas

All 139 freedmen named Carter 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 12 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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