Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Green, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Henry Green registered to vote in Davis County on August 5, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Davis County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Henry Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Green
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Davis County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Green in Davis County

Greens elsewhere in Texas

All 225 freedmen named Green in Texas

Variations of Green

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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