Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Patterson, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Patterson registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Joseph Patterson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Patterson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
10
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Grayson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 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 15 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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