Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harper Harrison, Parker County, Texas, 1867

Harper Harrison registered to vote in Parker County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Parker County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Parker County registered 81 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Parker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Parker County

Harper Harrison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harper Harrison
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Parker County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Parker County
10 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Parker County highlighted
Parker County on the 1870 county map

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 13 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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