Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Wallace Neal, Davis County, Texas, 1869

Wallace Neal registered to vote in Davis County on November 19, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 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
15 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Wallace Neal

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Wallace Neal
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Davis County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Davis County
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Wallace Neal reported 13 years more in Texas than in Davis County.

Other freedmen named Neal in Davis County

  • David Nealborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
  • John Nealborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1854

Neals elsewhere in Texas

All 19 freedmen named Neal 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 65 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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