Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Jennings, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Jennings registered to vote in Grayson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Thomas Jennings

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Jennings
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Grayson County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 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 18 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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