Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ben Harrison, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
Ben Harrison registered to vote in Fayette County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Ben Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ben Harrison
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harrison in Fayette County
- Fred Harrisonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1845
- Neill Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
- Thomas Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- W.C. Harrison
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 182
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 19 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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