Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Washington Gray, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Washington Gray registered to vote in Harrison County on July 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Washington Gray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Washington Gray
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Harrison County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"Dr. Gray"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Gray in Harrison County

  • Allen Grayborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
  • John Grayborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863

Grays elsewhere in Texas

All 45 freedmen named Gray 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 52 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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