Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Simon Oliver, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Simon Oliver registered to vote in Davis County on August 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina 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.

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
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

Simon Oliver

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Simon Oliver
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Davis County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Oliver in Davis County

Olivers elsewhere in Texas

All 42 freedmen named Oliver 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 61 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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