Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alex Riddle, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Alex Riddle registered to vote in Grayson County on July 24, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Grayson County

Alex Riddle

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alex Riddle
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
10
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Grayson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Grayson County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Alex Riddle reported 4 years more in Texas than in Grayson County.

Riddles elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Riddle in Texas

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

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