Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Crenshaw, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

William Crenshaw registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Arkansas 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Grayson County

William Crenshaw

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Crenshaw
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
8
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Grayson County
21 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 Crenshaw in Grayson County

Crenshaws elsewhere in Texas

All 8 freedmen named Crenshaw 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 15 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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