Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Tim Davis, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Tim Davis registered to vote in Henderson County on August 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Tim Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Tim Davis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jerry Davis"
- 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
- Robert Davisborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
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 15 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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