Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Ward, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Ward registered to vote in Davis County on July 27, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Davis County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Davis County

Thomas Ward

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Ward
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Davis County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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 11 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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