Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Royal, Davis County, Texas, 1868

Peter Royal registered to vote in Davis County on January 31, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Davis County. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Peter Royal

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Royal
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Davis County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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

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