Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Levi Fields, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Levi Fields registered to vote in Harrison County on June 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Levi Fields

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Levi Fields
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Registered
June 24, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Harrison County
26 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Fields

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 1 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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