Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charley Savage, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Charley Savage registered to vote in Grayson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 20 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Grayson County

Charley Savage

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charley Savage
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
9
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Grayson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Grayson County
18 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

18 years

Charley Savage reported 18 years more in Texas than in Grayson County.

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

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