Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Gilliam, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
John Gilliam registered to vote in Grayson County on August 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
John Gilliam
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Gilliam
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Grayson County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsJohn Gilliam reported 10 years more in Texas than in Grayson County.
Gilliams elsewhere in Texas
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 26 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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