Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nathan Tolbert, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Nathan Tolbert registered to vote in Davis County on August 2, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Davis County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Davis County

Nathan Tolbert

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nathan Tolbert
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Davis County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Davis County
2 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

2 years

Nathan Tolbert reported 2 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 14 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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