Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Childs, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
George Childs registered to vote in Grayson County on July 13, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
George Childs
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Childs
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Childs in Grayson County
- Jackson Childsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Ruben Childsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1862
Childses elsewhere 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 1 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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