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Davis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 337 freedmen

337 freedmen named Davis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (31), Fort Bend County (24) and Brazoria County (23). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1828.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Davises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Davis registered, on the 1870 county map
337
Freedmen
54
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1828
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Davises registered

Texas counties where the Davises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County319%
Fort Bend County247%
Brazoria County237%
Brazos County216%
Galveston County165%
Austin County154%
Walker County154%
Colorado County124%
Bastrop County113%
Gonzales County113%
Anderson County103%
Fayette County103%
Matagorda County82%
McLennan County82%
Freestone County72%
Leon County72%
San Augustine County72%
Shelby County72%
Wharton County72%
Williamson County72%
Falls County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Davis County51%
Grayson County51%
Bexar County41%
Henderson County41%
Liberty County41%
Cherokee County3under 1%
Cooke County3under 1%
Dallas County3under 1%
Hunt County3under 1%
Tarrant County3under 1%
Burleson County2under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Chambers County2under 1%
DeWitt County2under 1%
Karnes County2under 1%
Kaufman County2under 1%
Lamar County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
Victoria County2under 1%
Bowie County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hopkins County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Davises were born

Birthplaces the Davises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3615%
Virginia3615%
Georgia2510%
North Carolina2510%
South Carolina2510%
Texas2410%
Tennessee219%
Kentucky135%
Louisiana125%
Mississippi94%
Missouri73%
Arkansas42%
Maryland31%
Florida1under 1%

When the Davises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Davises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
67
1850s
109
1860s
141

Every Davis in the register

The Davises in the register, 51 to 100 of 337
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles DavisBastrop CountyVirginia1849
Charles DavisChambers CountyVirginia1863
Charles DavisColorado CountyVirginia1860
Charles DavisFayette CountyVirginia1847
Charles DavisGalveston County
Charles DavisHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Charles DavisWalker CountyAlabama1860
Charley DavisFort Bend County1859
Coleman DavisHarrison CountyTennessee1863
Crocket DavisCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Cyrus DavisLeon CountyVirginia1847
Cyrus DavisLeon CountyAlabama
Dallas DavisBexar CountyTennessee1852
David DavisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
David DavisColorado CountyTennessee1859
David DavisHunt CountyTennessee1861
David DavisWilliamson CountyMississippi1866
Dick DavisLamar CountyLouisiana1866
Dindly DavisAustin CountySouth Carolina1849
Doc DavisDeWitt County1846
Doctor DavisMatagorda CountyGeorgia1844
Ed DavisGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Edmon DavisNewton CountySouth Carolina1851
Edward DavisLeon CountyVirginia1864
Edward DavisMatagorda CountyMaryland1860
Elihin DavisAustin CountyAlabama1861
Elisha DavisAustin CountyAlabama1842
Elisha DavisWalker CountyNorth Carolina1855
Erans DavisFort Bend County1866
Ervin DavisHarrison CountyGeorgia1861
Frank DavisBastrop CountyTennessee1849
Frank DavisBastrop CountyVirginia1857
Frank DavisBrazoria County
Frank DavisBrazos County1848
Frank DavisDallas CountySouth Carolina1856
Frank DavisDavis CountyGeorgia1853
Frank DavisFort Bend County1866
Frank DavisLiberty CountyNorth Carolina
Frank DavisSan Augustine CountyTexas
Franklin DavisCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Fred DavisFort Bend County1854
G W DavisGrayson CountyMissouri1861
General DavisMatagorda CountyTexas1847
George DavisAustin CountyTexas1843
George DavisBurnet CountyArkansas1867
George DavisFayette CountyTexas1845
George DavisFort Bend County1863
George DavisGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
George DavisHays CountyGeorgia1866
George DavisMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1858

Davis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Davis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 31 of the 337, Fort Bend County 24. 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 Davises in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (36), Virginia (36) and Georgia (25) as their birthplaces most often, and 24 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Davis?

Harrison County (31), Fort Bend County (24), Brazoria County (23). In all, 337 registered across 54 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 Davis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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