Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sam Harris, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Sam Harris registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 19, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Sam Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sam Harris
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Gonzales County
- Carrol Harrisreached Texas about 1854
- Edmund Harrisreached Texas about 1861
- London Harrisreached Texas about 1847
- Ned Harrisreached Texas about 1852
- Robert Harrisreached Texas about 1854
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 15 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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