Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Grant, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
William Grant registered to vote in Dallas County on August 2, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 5 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
William Grant
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Grant
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Dallas County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsWilliam Grant reported 3 years more in Texas than in Dallas County.
Grants 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 4 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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