Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robt Douglass, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Robt Douglass registered to vote in Grayson County on July 16, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Robt Douglass
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robt Douglass
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 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
- Nelson Douglassborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1861
- 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 3 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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