Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Davis, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

William Davis registered to vote in Harrison County on August 21, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Residence forfeited. Living last year in La" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Harrison County

William Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Davis
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
21 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"G. Alexander"
Remarks, as written
"Residence forfeited. Living last year in La"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Davis in Harrison County

Davises elsewhere in Texas

All 307 freedmen named Davis in Texas

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 73 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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