Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Austin Davis, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Austin Davis registered to vote in Wood County on July 22, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Wood County, Texas
North Carolina
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 Wood County

Austin Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Austin Davis
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Wood County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Austin his X mark Davis"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood 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 4 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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