Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Atkins, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
James Atkins registered to vote in Grayson County on July 16, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Grayson County
James Atkins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Atkins
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Atkinses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Atkins
- Atkinson 8
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 4 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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