Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Guess, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Richard Guess registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Richard Guess

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Guess
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
8
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Grayson County
13 years
Years in the precinct
2 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 15 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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