Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Ligon, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Ligon registered to vote in Johnson County on August 1, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Johnson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Johnson County

Harrison Ligon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Ligon
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Alvarado
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Johnson County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

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 7 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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