Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Wyatt Dismuke, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Wyatt Dismuke registered to vote in Grayson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Grayson County

Wyatt Dismuke

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Wyatt Dismuke
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Grayson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 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 Dismuke in Grayson County

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

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