Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Catoe, Davis County, Texas, 1867
James Catoe registered to vote in Davis County on August 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Davis County
James Catoe
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Catoe
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Davis County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 18 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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