Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Harris, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
James Harris registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Wilson County
James Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Harris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Wilson County
- Augustus Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Governor Harrisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1847
- Jackson Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1858
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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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