Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Manuel Davis, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

Manuel Davis registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Fannin County

Manuel Davis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Manuel Davis
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Fannin County
23 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin 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 3 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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