Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Archer Harris, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Archer Harris registered to vote in Galveston County on June 14, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 10 years
- In Texas
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Archer Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Archer Harris
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Galveston County
- James Harris
- Joseph Harrisreached Texas about 1866
- Lee Harrisreached Texas about 1839
- Price Harrisreached Texas about 1840
- Robert Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1865
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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 Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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