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Davis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 339 freedmen

339 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
339
Freedmen
55
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%
Liberty County51%
Bexar County41%
Henderson 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%
Tyler County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Davises were born

Birthplaces the Davises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3615%
Virginia3615%
Georgia2510%
North Carolina2510%
South Carolina2510%
Texas2510%
Tennessee219%
Kentucky135%
Louisiana125%
Mississippi94%
Missouri73%
Arkansas42%
Maryland42%
Florida1under 1%

When the Davises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Davises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
67
1850s
109
1860s
142

Every Davis in the register

The Davises in the register, 101 to 150 of 339
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George DavisMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1858
George DavisWalker CountyNorth Carolina1859
Gero DavisBrazoria CountyVirginia1847
Gilbert DavisBrazos County1863
Gileon DavisHarrison CountyGeorgia1865
Giles DavisSan Augustine CountyTexas
Granderson DavisBastrop CountyAlabama1853
Green DavisBastrop CountyTexas1852
Green DavisGonzales County1852
Gus DavisWilliamson CountyLouisiana
Hamilton DavisDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Hampton DavisGonzales County1832
Harrison DavisColorado CountyTennessee1850
Harrison DavisFort Bend County1861
Harrison DavisLeon CountyLouisiana1863
Henderson DavisHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1859
Henry DavisAnderson CountyAlabama1852
Henry DavisAustin CountyVirginia1855
Henry DavisAustin CountyVirginia1853
Henry DavisAustin CountyKentucky1861
Henry DavisBrazoria CountyFlorida1842
Henry DavisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1843
Henry DavisBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1859
Henry DavisBrazoria CountyTexas1845
Henry DavisBrazoria CountyVirginia1853
Henry DavisColorado CountyVirginia1859
Henry DavisDavis CountyKentucky1853
Henry DavisFreestone CountyArkansas1864
Henry DavisGalveston County1852
Henry DavisGalveston County1861
Henry DavisGonzales County1863
Henry DavisGonzales County1863
Henry DavisGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Henry DavisHarrison CountyMaryland1847
Henry DavisHarrison CountyKentucky1862
Henry DavisHunt CountyTennessee1861
Henry DavisLeon CountyAlabama1865
Henry DavisTarrant CountyTennessee1865
Henry DavisWalker CountyMissouri
Henry DavisWilliamson CountySouth Carolina1866
Hilliard DavisFayette CountyGeorgia1854
Hubbard DavisKaufman CountyTennessee1857
Humphrey DavisVictoria County1866
Icke DavisGalveston County1859
Isaac DavisAustin CountySouth Carolina1856
Isaac DavisHarrison CountyTexas1846
Isaac DavisWalker CountyAlabama
J. DavisBurleson County1847
J. A. DavisFort Bend CountyAlabama1841
Jacob DavisHarrison CountyAlabama1858

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 339, 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 25 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, 339 registered across 55 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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