Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Lan, Davis County, Texas, 1869

William Lan registered to vote in Davis County on November 22, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Davis County

William Lan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Lan
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Davis County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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