Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Yong, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Yong registered to vote in Davis County on July 17, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Davis County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Davis County

Jacob Yong

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Yong
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Davis County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Yong in Davis County

  • Alford Yongborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1861
  • Jacob Yongborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1865
  • Nick Yongborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864

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

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