Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

W.H. Charleston, Grayson County, Texas, 1869

W.H. Charleston registered to vote in Grayson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Grayson County

W.H. Charleston

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
W.H. Charleston
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Grayson County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Charleston

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

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