Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Gott, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
John Gott registered to vote in Grayson County on July 25, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
John Gott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Gott
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 11 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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