Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Davis, Leon County, Texas, 1867
James Davis registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 2 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
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
James Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Davis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Leon County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 months
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "James x Davis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJames 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 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
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 16 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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