Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Davis, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Robert Davis registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
Robert Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Davis
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robert"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Henderson County
- Jacob Davisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864
- Richmond Davisborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1857
- Tim Davisborn in North Carolina, 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 7 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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