Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Herod Linsay, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Herod Linsay registered to vote in Davis County on July 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 7 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
8 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Herod Linsay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Herod Linsay
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Davis County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Herod Linsay reported 1 year more in Texas than in Davis County.

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

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