Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Solomon Richard, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Solomon Richard registered to vote in Davis County on July 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
1858186018621864186618681870
In Davis County
Solomon Richard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Solomon Richard
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Davis County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richard in Davis County
- Henry Richardborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
Richards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richard
- Richardson 64
- Richards 32
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 2 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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