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Davis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 332 freedmen

332 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 South Carolina. 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
332
Freedmen
52
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 County155%
Walker County155%
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 County52%
Grayson County52%
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%
Parker County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Davises were born

Birthplaces the Davises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3615%
Virginia3515%
South Carolina2511%
Georgia2410%
North Carolina2410%
Texas2310%
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
108
1860s
141

Every Davis in the register

The Davises in the register, 251 to 300 of 332
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard DavisFort Bend County1862
Richard DavisGrayson CountyMissouri1861
Richard DavisGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Richard DavisHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Richmond DavisHenderson CountyTennessee1857
Robert DavisHenderson CountyTennessee1858
Robert DavisHopkins CountySouth Carolina1854
Robert DavisKaufman CountyMissouri1858
Robert DavisMcLennan County1866
Robert DavisWharton County1866
Rubin DavisFort Bend County1853
Ruckus DavisAnderson CountyKentucky1849
Rufus DavisBrazos County1849
Rufus DavisGrayson CountyTexas1846
Sam DavisFort Bend County1866
Sam DavisFort Bend County1859
Sam DavisFort Bend CountyVirginia1853
Sam DavisFort Bend CountyLouisiana1851
Sam DavisGonzales County1853
Sam DavisWharton County
Sammuel DavisAnderson CountyKentucky1852
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
Tim DavisHenderson CountyNorth Carolina1865
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

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 332, 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 (35) and South Carolina (25) as their birthplaces most often, and 23 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, 332 registered across 52 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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