Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Herculese Burk, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Herculese Burk registered to vote in Grayson County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Herculese Burk

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Herculese Burk
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
10
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Grayson County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Burks elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Burk in Texas

Variations of Burk

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 19 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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