Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Doctor Massey, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Doctor Massey registered to vote in Grayson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Doctor Massey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Doctor Massey
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
14
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Grayson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Massey in Grayson County

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All 8 freedmen named Massey 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 19 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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