Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Alexander, Grayson County, Texas, 1869

Jack Alexander registered to vote in Grayson County on November 18, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Jack Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Alexander
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Grayson County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 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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All 121 freedmen named Alexander 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 35 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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