Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Randolph, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Randolph registered to vote in Grayson County on August 2, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Thomas Randolph

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Randolph
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
14
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Grayson County
19 years
Years in the precinct
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Randolph

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 18 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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