Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Lockett, Davis County, Texas, 1867
John Lockett registered to vote in Davis County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia 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.
- Georgia
- 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
John Lockett
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Lockett
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Davis County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Lockett in Davis County
- Alfred Lockettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
- Jack Lockettborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1857
- Jesse Lockettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- Munro Lockettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- Sandy Lockettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
Locketts 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 6 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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