Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nelson Powell, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Nelson Powell registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 2 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Nelson Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nelson Powell
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Grayson County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsNelson Powell reported 19 years more in Texas than in Grayson County.
Other freedmen named Powell in Grayson County
- Jacob Powellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Phillip Powellborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1846
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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 13 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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