Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Richards, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Richards registered to vote in Harrison County on July 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 3 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
John Richards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Richards
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. Richard"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsJohn Richards reported 16 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Richards in Harrison County
- Fayette Richardsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
- John Richardsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Nelson Richardsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
Richardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richards
- Richardson 64
- Richard 21
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 36 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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