Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Davis, Leon County, Texas, 1869
Edward Davis registered to vote in Leon County on November 20, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 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
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Edward Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Davis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Leon County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Edward mark X Davis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsEdward Davis reported 2 years 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
- 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 31 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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