Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joshua Powell, Davis County, Texas, 1869
Joshua Powell registered to vote in Davis County on November 20, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Davis County
Joshua Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joshua Powell
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Davis County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Powell in Davis County
- Major Powellborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1859
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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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