Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Milligan, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Louis Milligan registered to vote in Grayson County on July 19, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Louis Milligan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Milligan
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Grayson County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 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 6 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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