Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Ellis, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

David Ellis registered to vote in Chambers County on August 8, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in South Carolina" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Chambers County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Chambers County

David Ellis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Ellis
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Chambers County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"South Carolina"
Signature, as written
"David Ellis"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in South Carolina"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Ellis

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 1 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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