Grimes County, Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grimes County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

Slavery in Grimes County

In 1860 the census counted 5,468 enslaved people in Grimes County, 53% of everyone living there. In 1867, 2,822 men registered to vote there. Grimes County was formed out of Montgomery County by 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grimes County highlighted
Grimes County on the 1870 county map
5,468
Enslaved in 1860
53%
Of the county in 1860
2,822
Registered voters

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Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864.

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Counties that share a boundary history with Grimes County: Montgomery County, Madison County.

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