Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Archy Strong, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Archy Strong registered to vote in Davis County on August 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 1 of them in Davis County. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

1851186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Archy Strong

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Archy Strong
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Davis County
1 year 6 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 6 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
15 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

15 years

Archy Strong reported 15 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 57 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Davis County, Texas

Davis County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Davis CountyThe Strong name in TexasBorn in GeorgiaSearch Davis County by name