Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Davis, Williamson County, Texas, 1867
James Davis registered to vote in Williamson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Erased and Certification sent to Travis County" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached 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
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "James Sterling"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Erased and Certification sent to Travis County"
Other freedmen named Davis in Williamson County
- David Davisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Gus Davisborn in Louisiana
- Henry Davisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- John Davisborn in South Carolina
- Mason Davisborn in Kentucky
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 10 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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