David · Texas · 1867 voter registration

David in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named David registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (4), Wharton County (3) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Davids registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named David registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
10
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Davids registered

Texas counties where the Davids registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County427%
Wharton County320%
Anderson County17%
Austin County17%
Caldwell County17%
Fort Bend County17%
Guadalupe County17%
Matagorda County17%
McLennan County17%
Walker County17%

Where the Davids were born

Birthplaces the Davids reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama436%
North Carolina218%
Tennessee218%
Georgia19%
Louisiana19%
Virginia19%

When the Davids reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Davids
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
11

Every David in the register

The Davids in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles DavidMcLennan County1866
Davis DavidFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Erskine DavidCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
George DavidWharton County1866
Handy DavidFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
J. W. DavidGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Jeramiiah DavidFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Joe DavidFort Bend CountyLouisiana1864
John DavidFreestone CountyAlabama1867
King DavidWalker CountyAlabama1852
Louis DavidWharton County1866
Mack DavidWharton County1866
Madison DavidAnderson CountyTennessee1853
Preston DavidMatagorda CountyVirginia1846
Winn DavidAustin CountyNorth Carolina1857

David genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named David in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 4 of the 15, Wharton County 3. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Davids in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), North Carolina (2) and Tennessee (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named David?

Freestone County (4), Wharton County (3), Anderson County (1). In all, 15 registered across 10 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so David appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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