Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Rose, Davis County, Texas, 1867
John Rose registered to vote in Davis County on August 15, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Davis County
John Rose
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Rose
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Davis County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Rose in Davis County
- Wilson Roseborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
Roses elsewhere in Texas
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 27 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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