Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
March Davis, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
March Davis registered to vote in Shelby County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Shelby County
March Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- March Davis
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "March x Davis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Shelby County
- Bob Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
- Cain Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Joseph Davisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1840
- King Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1842
- Mattison Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1860
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 11 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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