Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jesse Brown, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Jesse Brown registered to vote in Grayson County on August 29, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Grayson County

Jesse Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jesse Brown
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
13
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Grayson County
4 years
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

Other freedmen named Brown in Grayson County

  • Charles Brownborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
  • Frank Brownborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1857
  • George Brownborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
  • J Brownborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
  • Joel Brownborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1859

Browns elsewhere in Texas

All 383 freedmen named Brown 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 29 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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