Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Taylor, Davis County, Texas, 1867
John Taylor registered to vote in Davis County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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In Davis County
John Taylor
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Taylor
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Davis County
- 23 years
- Years in the precinct
- 23 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Taylor in Davis County
- Aaron Taylorborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Jesse Taylorborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1859
- Morris Taylorborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
- Moses Taylorborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
Taylors 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 4 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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