Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Albert Davis, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Albert Davis registered to vote in Leon County on August 6, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Leon County
Albert Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Albert Davis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Leon County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Albert x Evans"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Leon County
- Cyrus Davisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- 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 2 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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