Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isham Hodge, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Isham Hodge registered to vote in Davis County on August 6, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Davis County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Isham Hodge

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isham Hodge
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Davis County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Hodge

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 19 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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