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.
- 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"
Other freedmen named Jackson in Davis County
- Andrew Jacksonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
- Andrew Jacksonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- Ben Jacksonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
- Charles Jacksonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- Frank Jacksonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
Jacksons 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 66 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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