Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dick Davis, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Dick Davis registered to vote in Lamar County on July 8, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Dick Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dick Davis
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 8, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Lamar County
3 months
Years in the precinct
2 months
Signature, as written
"J. L. Bryant"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

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 8 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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