Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Roswell, Davis County, Texas, 1867
George Roswell registered to vote in Davis County on August 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Davis County
George Roswell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Roswell
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Davis County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 17 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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