Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Davis, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Davis registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Leon County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Harrison Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Davis
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Leon County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Harrison x Davis"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Harrison Davis reported 3 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Other freedmen named Davis in Leon 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 12 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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