Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alford Spikes, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Alford Spikes registered to vote in Davis County on July 24, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Davis County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
about 1847
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Alford Spikes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alford Spikes
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Davis County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Alford Spikes reported 19 years more in Texas than in Davis County.

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

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