Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harris, Austin County, Texas, 1868
John Harris registered to vote in Austin County on January 31, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 6 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
John Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harris
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Austin County
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsJohn Harris reported 20 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Other freedmen named Harris in Austin County
- August Harrisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
- Frank Harrisborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1854
- Gloster Harrisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- Jacob Harrisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1842
- Jacob Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1833
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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 52 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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