Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Gray, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Gray registered to vote in Austin County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Austin County

Stephen Gray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Gray
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Gray in Austin County

  • Moses Grayborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • Thomas Grayborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
  • Thomas Grayborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863

Grays elsewhere in Texas

All 45 freedmen named Gray in Texas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 26 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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