Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Edwards, Davis County, Texas, 1867
George Edwards registered to vote in Davis County on July 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Davis County
George Edwards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Edwards
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Davis County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Edwards in Davis County
- Charles Edwardsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Ned Edwardsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
- Richard Edwardsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
Edwardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edwards
- Edward 5
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 7 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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