Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Harrison, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Henry Harrison registered to vote in Davis County on August 22, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Davis County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Davis County

Henry Harrison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Harrison
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Davis County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harrison in Davis County

Harrisons elsewhere in Texas

All 138 freedmen named Harrison in Texas

Variations of Harrison

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 57 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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