Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John W. Dean, Davis County, Texas, 1868
John W. Dean registered to vote in Davis County on January 20, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
John W. Dean
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John W. Dean
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- January 20, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Davis County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Davis County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsJohn W. Dean reported 20 years more in Texas than in Davis County.
Deans 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 65 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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