Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Gary, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Edward Gary registered to vote in Davis County on July 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Davis County
Edward Gary
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Gary
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Davis County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Gary in Davis County
- Hardy Garyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
- Jordon Garyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- Walton Garyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
Garys 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 1 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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