Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Carter Roberts, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Carter Roberts registered to vote in Grayson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Carter Roberts
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Carter Roberts
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Robertses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Roberts
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 19 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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