Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Harris, Davis County, Texas, 1867
George Harris registered to vote in Davis County on August 5, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Davis County
George Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Harris
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Davis County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Davis County
- Charles Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
- Hill Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
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 44 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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