Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Smith, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Charles Smith registered to vote in Grayson County on September 28, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Place of birth is correct in the left column. which is Virginia" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Grayson County

Charles Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
6
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Place of birth is correct in the left column. which is Virginia"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Grayson County

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All 459 freedmen named Smith 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 32 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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