Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Davis, Davis County, Texas, 1867
James Davis registered to vote in Davis County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 19 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Davis County
James Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Davis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Davis County
- 19 years
- Years in the precinct
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Davis County
- Frank Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- Hamilton Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
- Henry Davisborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1853
- John Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
Davises elsewhere 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 18 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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