Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

George Washington registered to vote in Grayson County on July 25, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Grayson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Grayson County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Washington
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
12
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Grayson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Grayson County
10 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

10 years

George Washington reported 10 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 11 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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