Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Davis, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Robert Davis registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Hopkins County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Hopkins County registered 282 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

Robert Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Davis
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Hopkins County
13 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Robert x Davis"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins 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 17 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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