Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Kemp, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Richard Kemp registered to vote in Davis County on August 2, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Davis County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Davis County

Richard Kemp

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Kemp
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Davis County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 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 Kemp in Davis County

Kemps elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Kemp 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 14 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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