Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Grandson, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Peter Grandson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Collin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Collin County

Peter Grandson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Grandson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
5
Registered
Jul. 15 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Collin County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

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 9 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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