Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jacob Powell, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Jacob Powell registered to vote in Grayson County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Jacob Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jacob Powell
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 14
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Powell in Grayson County
- Nelson Powellborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1846
- 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 17 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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