Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
King Solomon, Davis County, Texas, 1867
King Solomon registered to vote in Davis County on July 29, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
King Solomon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- King Solomon
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Davis County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Davis County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsKing Solomon reported 11 years more in Texas than in Davis County.
Other freedmen named Solomon in Davis County
- Alford Solomonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
- Benjamin Solomonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
Solomons 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 12 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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