Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mingo Hughes, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Mingo Hughes registered to vote in Davis County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. 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
22 years
In Texas
about 1845
Reached Texas
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Mingo Hughes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mingo Hughes
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Davis County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

Mingo Hughes reported 21 years more in Texas than in Davis County.

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

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