Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Chas Emerson, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Chas Emerson registered to vote in Grayson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Mississippi 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Mississippi
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

Chas Emerson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Chas Emerson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
11
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

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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