Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nelson Douglass, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Nelson Douglass registered to vote in Grayson County on July 19, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Nelson Douglass
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nelson Douglass
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Douglass in Grayson County
- Dabner Douglassborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Joseph Douglassborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1859
- Robt Douglassborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
- Samuel Douglassborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
- Webb Douglassborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
Douglasses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Douglass
- Douglas 17
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 7 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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