Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Harris, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869
William Harris registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 24, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Harris
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Brazoria County
- Alexander Harrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Alfred Harrisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1851
- Ambrose Harrisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- Andreew Harrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Braxton Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
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 39 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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