Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Alexander, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

David Alexander registered to vote in Grayson County on July 19, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Grayson County

David Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Alexander
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Grayson County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

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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 7 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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