Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Winston, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Winston registered to vote in Grayson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Grayson County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 5 years
In Texas: 5 years
In the county: about 1862
Reached Texas

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Isaac Winston

Texas

Name: Isaac Winston
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Grayson County
Precinct: 6
Registered: July 20, 1867
Years in Texas: 5 years
Years in Grayson County: 5 years
Years in the precinct: 5 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Winstons elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Winston 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 7 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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