Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Foman, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

George Foman registered to vote in Grayson County on September 28, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Grayson County

George Foman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Foman
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
13
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Grayson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Grayson County
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

18 years

George Foman reported 18 years more in Texas than 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 32 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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