Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Bellew, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Charles Bellew registered to vote in Grayson County on July 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 5 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Charles Bellew
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Bellew
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Grayson County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsCharles Bellew reported 2 years more in Texas than in Grayson County.
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 15 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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