Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Jackson, Davis County, Texas, 1869

George Jackson registered to vote in Davis County on November 23, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Davis County

George Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Jackson
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Davis County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 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 Jackson in Davis County

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All 521 freedmen named Jackson 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 66 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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