Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles McDonald, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Charles McDonald registered to vote in Grayson County on August 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Charles McDonald
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles McDonald
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
McDonalds elsewhere in Texas
Variations of McDonald
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 24 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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