Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Haggerty, Davis County, Texas, 1867

John Haggerty registered to vote in Davis County on August 2, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Davis County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Davis County

John Haggerty

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Haggerty
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Davis County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
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. It sits on page 14 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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