Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Harris, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1867

John Harris registered to vote in Guadalupe County on July 19, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

John Harris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Harris
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harris in Guadalupe County

  • L. Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
  • Nemrod Harrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866

Harrises elsewhere in Texas

All 182 freedmen named Harris in Texas

Variations of Harris

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 12 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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