Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Cyrus Davis, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Cyrus Davis registered to vote in Leon County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 19 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 19 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Cyrus Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Cyrus Davis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Leon County
- 19 years
- Years in the precinct
- 19 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Wesley Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearCyrus Davis reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Davis in Leon County
- Albert Davisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
- Cyrus Davisborn in Alabama
- Edward Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- Harrison Davisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Henry Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1865
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 1 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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