Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Banks, Grayson County, Texas, 1869

James Banks registered to vote in Grayson County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Grayson County

James Banks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Banks
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Grayson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

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. Grayson County's entries fill 38 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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