Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Coffey, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Coffey registered to vote in Grayson County on September 28, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 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
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Henry Coffey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Coffey
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
13
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Coffey in Grayson County

Variations of Coffey

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

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