Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harris, Burleson County, Texas, 1869
John Harris registered to vote in Burleson County on November 20, 1869. He reported 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Burleson County
John Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harris
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Burleson County
- George Harrisreached Texas about 1859
- Sharper Harrisreached Texas about 1857
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 31 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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