Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nathan Moore, Davis County, Texas, 1869

Nathan Moore registered to vote in Davis County on November 20, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Davis County
Texas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Davis County

Nathan Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nathan Moore
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Davis County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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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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