Brazos County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Harris, Brazos County, Texas, 1869
James Harris registered to vote in Brazos County on November 23, 1869. He reported 41 years in Texas, 1 of them in Brazos County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazos County registered 1,199 freedmen in 1867, 59% of its voters.
- 41 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1828
- Reached Texas
- 40 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1828 to 1870
James Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Harris
- County of registration
- Brazos County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 41 years
- Years in Brazos County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Brazos County
- 40 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
40 yearsJames Harris reported 40 years more in Texas than in Brazos County.
Other freedmen named Harris in Brazos County
- Millard Harrisreached Texas about 1859
- Solomon Harrisreached Texas about 1866
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 44 of the Brazos County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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