Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Samuel Harrison, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Samuel Harrison registered to vote in Galveston County on June 10, 1867. He reported 19 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 19 years
- In Texas
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Samuel Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Samuel Harrison
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harrison in Galveston County
- Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1857
- Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1849
- John Harrisonreached Texas about 1853
- Patrick Henry Harrisonreached Texas about 1866
- Samuel Harrisonreached Texas about 1842
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 11 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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