Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Watson, Grayson County, Texas, 1868
William Watson registered to vote in Grayson County on January 28, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Grayson County
William Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Watson
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Watson in Grayson County
- Anderson Watsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Charles Watsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- Edwin Watsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Henry Watsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1846
- Hutchings Watsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
Watsons elsewhere 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 33 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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