Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sandy Stephens, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Sandy Stephens registered to vote in Davis County on July 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Davis County
Sandy Stephens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sandy Stephens
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Davis County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Stephens in Davis County
- Almo Stephensborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1860
- Drue Stephensborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- George Stephensborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
Stephenses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Stephens
- Stephenson 13
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 8 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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