Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Wilson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
William Wilson registered to vote in Davis County on August 13, 1867. He reported Arkansas 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.
- Arkansas
- 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
William Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Wilson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Davis County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wilson in Davis County
- Allen Wilsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 24 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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