Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jerry Peters, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Jerry Peters registered to vote in Davis County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Davis County
Jerry Peters
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jerry Peters
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Davis County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Peterses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Peters
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 19 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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