Freestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Harrison, Freestone County, Texas, 1867

Henry Harrison registered to vote in Freestone County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Freestone County registered 960 freedmen in 1867, 54% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Freestone County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Freestone County

Henry Harrison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Harrison
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Freestone County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 13, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Freestone County highlighted
Freestone County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harrison in Freestone County

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All 138 freedmen named Harrison in Texas

Variations of Harrison

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 19 of the Freestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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