Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Richard, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Henry Richard registered to vote in Davis County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Henry Richard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Richard
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Davis County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Davis County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsHenry Richard reported 11 years more in Texas than in Davis County.
Other freedmen named Richard in Davis County
- Solomon Richardborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
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 12 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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