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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 110,595. Its county seat is Sherman6. Grayson County is included in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Texoma region. The county was named after Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas. The city of Sherman has no relation to Sherman County located approximatly 430 miles northwest.
History
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On May 15, 1896, a tornado measuring F5 on the Fujita scale struck Sherman. The tornado had a damage path 400 yards wide and 28 miles long, killing 73 people and injuring 200. About 50 homes were destroyed, with 20 of them being completely obliterated.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 2,008
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| 1860 | 8,184
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| 1870 | 14,387
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| 1880 | 38,108
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| 1890 | 53,211
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| 1900 | 63,661
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| 1910 | 65,996
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| 1920 | 74,165
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| 1930 | 65,843
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| 1940 | 69,499
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| 1950 | 70,467
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| 1960 | 73,043
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| 1970 | 83,225
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| 1980 | 89,796
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| 1990 | 95,021
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