Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jessee Cleveland, Jr., Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Jessee Cleveland, Jr. registered to vote in Grayson County on July 15, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Jessee Cleveland, Jr.

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jessee Cleveland, Jr.
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Cleveland, Jr.

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

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