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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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"
Other freedmen named Davis in Harrison County
- Abram Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Alfred Davisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- Austin Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Bart Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Benjamin Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
Davises elsewhere 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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