Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Elisha Howard, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Elisha Howard registered to vote in Davis County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Davis County
Elisha Howard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Elisha Howard
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Davis County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Howard in Davis County
- Richard Howardborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1858
Howards 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 6 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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