Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Henry Harrison, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

William Henry Harrison registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 21, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Henry Harrison
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harrison in Brazoria County

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All 138 freedmen named Harrison in Texas

Variations of Harrison

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 24 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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