Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Harris, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Richard Harris registered to vote in Austin County on July 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
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In Austin County
Richard Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Harris
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 7 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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