Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jerry Boyd, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Jerry Boyd registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Grayson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Jerry Boyd

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jerry Boyd
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
8
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Grayson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Boyd in Grayson County

  • Andrew Boydborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
  • Denis Boydborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
  • George Boydborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
  • Robert Boydborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1854

Boyds elsewhere in Texas

All 34 freedmen named Boyd 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 14 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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