Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andrew Viars, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
Andrew Viars registered to vote in Grayson County on July 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
Andrew Viars
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andrew Viars
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 6 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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