Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jack Richardson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Jack Richardson registered to vote in Davis County on August 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Davis County
Jack Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jack Richardson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Davis County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richardson in Davis County
- Asberry Richardsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
- Greene Richardsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
- Julius Richardsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Miles Richardsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1856
- Moses Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 60 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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