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.
- 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"
Charlestons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Charleston
- Charles 5
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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