Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Prince Chiles, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Prince Chiles registered to vote in Grayson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Prince Chiles
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Prince Chiles
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Chiles in Grayson County
- Samuel Chilesborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1862
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 7 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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