Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henderson Davis, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Henderson Davis registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Henderson Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henderson Davis
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
June 29, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Harrison County
8 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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 9 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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