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Davis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 307 freedmen

307 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
307
Freedmen
46
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1828
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Davises registered

Texas counties where the Davises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County3110%
Fort Bend County248%
Brazoria County237%
Brazos County217%
Galveston County165%
Austin County155%
Walker County155%
Colorado County124%
Bastrop County114%
Gonzales County114%
Anderson County103%
Fayette County103%
McLennan County83%
Freestone County72%
Leon County72%
San Augustine County72%
Shelby County72%
Wharton County72%
Falls County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Davis County52%
Grayson County52%
Bexar 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%
Newton 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%
Parker County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Davises were born

Birthplaces the Davises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3416%
Virginia3215%
Georgia2311%
South Carolina2311%
North Carolina2210%
Texas2210%
Tennessee167%
Kentucky126%
Louisiana105%
Mississippi73%
Missouri63%
Arkansas42%
Maryland2under 1%
Florida1under 1%

When the Davises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Davises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
64
1850s
100
1860s
128

Every Davis in the register

The Davises in the register, 251 to 300 of 307
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sammuel DavisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1844
Samuel DavisFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Samuel DavisGalveston County1865
Shelby DavisAnderson CountyTennessee1851
Solomon DavisBexar CountyVirginia1842
Spencer DavisColorado CountyMississippi1851
Spencer DavisHunt CountyTennessee1861
Squire DavisBrazos County1861
Squire DavisColorado CountyTexas1845
Stephen DavisBrazos County1850
Stephen DavisCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Steve DavisFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1860
Steven DavisWalker CountySouth Carolina1855
Stratham DavisAnderson CountyVirginia1862
Thomas DavisAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Thomas DavisBexar CountyTexas1846
Thomas DavisHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Thomas DavisSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Thomas DavisWalker CountyVirginia1860
Thornton DavisDallas CountyMissouri1861
Tobey DavisNewton CountyNorth Carolina1857
Tobias DavisBastrop CountyAlabama1854
Tobias DavisBastrop CountyTexas1832
Vanburen DavisGalveston County1864
W H DavisGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Waldon DavisAnderson CountyAlabama1862
Wash DavisBrazos County1860
Wash DavisSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Washington DavisBrazos County1849
Washington DavisColorado CountyAlabama1859
Washington DavisFayette CountyLouisiana1848
Washington DavisFort Bend County1854
Washington DavisFreestone CountyLouisiana1863
Watson DavisFalls County
Wesley DavisShelby CountySouth Carolina1857
Westly DavisGalveston County1862
Whyle DavisGalveston County1842
Will. P. DavisBrazos County1864
William DavisBrazoria CountyKentucky1855
William DavisBrazoria CountyKentucky1851
William DavisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1864
William DavisBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
William DavisCherokee CountyAlabama1866
William DavisFort Bend County1859
William DavisGalveston County1860
William DavisGalveston County1866
William DavisGrayson CountyNorth Carolina1860
William DavisHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
William DavisHarrison CountyAlabama1846
William DavisHarrison CountyMississippi1857

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 307, 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 (34), Virginia (32) and Georgia (23) as their birthplaces most often, and 22 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, 307 registered across 46 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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