Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Stubblefield, Davis County, Texas, 1867

George Stubblefield registered to vote in Davis County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 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
17 years
In Texas
about 1850
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

George Stubblefield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Stubblefield
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Davis County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
16 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

16 years

George Stubblefield reported 16 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 12 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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