Grayson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grayson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Grayson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (8). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Graysons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grayson registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Graysons registered

Texas counties where the Graysons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County8100%

Where the Graysons were born

Birthplaces the Graysons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama338%
Georgia225%
South Carolina225%
Virginia113%

When the Graysons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Graysons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
8

Every Grayson in the register

The Graysons in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert GraysonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Andrew GraysonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Cubid GraysonFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Daniel GraysonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
John GraysonFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Samuel GraysonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Stephiney GraysonFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
William GraysonFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Grayson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grayson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 8 of the 8. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Graysons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (2) and South Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Grayson?

Freestone County (8). In all, 8 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Grayson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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