Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
General Davis, Matagorda County, Texas, 1868
General Davis registered to vote in Matagorda County on January 30, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
General Davis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- General Davis
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- January 30, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas O'Connell"
- 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
- George Davisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- 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 17 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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