Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harrison, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
John Harrison registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 12, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
John Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harrison
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harrison in Brazoria County
- Aumbrose Harrisonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1827
- George W. Harrisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1843
- Henry Harrisonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1843
- Henry Harrisonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1858
- Jacob Harrisonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1841
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 182
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 Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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