Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Davis, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
George Davis registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
George Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Davis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Davis in Matagorda County
- Albert Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- Doctor Davisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1844
- Edward Davisborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- General Davisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Philip Davisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
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 6 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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