Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Governor Harris, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
Governor Harris registered to vote in Wilson County on July 18, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Governor Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Governor Harris
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 9 months
- Years in the precinct
- 9 months
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsGovernor Harris reported 19 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Other freedmen named Harris in Wilson County
- Augustus Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Jackson Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1858
- James Harrisborn in South Carolina, 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 3 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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