Brown County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Harris, Brown County, Texas, 1867

David Harris registered to vote in Brown County on August 26, 1867. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Brown County registered 3 freedmen in 1867, 2% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Brown County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Harris
County of registration
Brown County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 26, 1867
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brown County highlighted
Brown County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harris in Brown County

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Variations of Harris

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 3 of the Brown County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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