Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Nickleberry, Davis County, Texas, 1867
George Nickleberry registered to vote in Davis County on July 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Davis County
George Nickleberry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Nickleberry
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Davis County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Nickleberry in Davis County
- C. Nickleberryborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
- Elza Nickleberryborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1867
- Lewis Nickleberryborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
- Stephen Nickleberryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
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 4 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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