Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Harris, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Harris registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 10, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Hopkins County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Hopkins County registered 282 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

Lewis Harris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Harris
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Hopkins County
6 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Lewis x Haines"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harris in Hopkins County

Harrises elsewhere in Texas

All 182 freedmen named Harris in Texas

Variations of Harris

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 22 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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