Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Jefferson, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Jefferson registered to vote in Davis County on August 3, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Thomas Jefferson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Jefferson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
6 months
Years in Davis County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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

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