Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Young Scott Coleman, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Young Scott Coleman registered to vote in Grayson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Grayson County. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Grayson County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Young Scott Coleman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Young Scott Coleman
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
10
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Grayson County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

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

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