Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harrison, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John Harrison registered to vote in Galveston County on June 4, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
1853186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Galveston County
John Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harrison
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 4, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Galveston County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Galveston County
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsJohn Harrison reported 13 years more in Texas than in Galveston County.
Other freedmen named Harrison in Galveston County
- Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1857
- Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1849
- Patrick Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1866
- Samuel Harrisonreached Texas about 1842
- Samuel Harrisonreached Texas about 1848
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 182
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 2 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Galveston County, Texas
Galveston County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Galveston CountyThe Harrison name in TexasSearch Galveston County by name