Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Pompy Patrick, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Pompy Patrick registered to vote in Grayson County on July 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Pompy Patrick

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Pompy Patrick
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
10 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 2 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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