Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Julius Richardson, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Julius Richardson registered to vote in Davis County on August 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Julius Richardson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Julius Richardson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
8 months
Years in Davis County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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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 59 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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