Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William H. Goodson, Davis County, Texas, 1869

William H. Goodson registered to vote in Davis County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Davis County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

William H. Goodson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William H. Goodson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Davis County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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