Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Cole, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Charles Cole registered to vote in Davis County on August 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Davis County

Charles Cole

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Cole
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Davis County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 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 Cole in Davis County

  • Duncan Coleborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
  • George Coleborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
  • Henry Coleborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1841
  • N. Coleborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1861
  • Peter Coleborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1837

Coles elsewhere in Texas

All 36 freedmen named Cole 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 58 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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