Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Melton Richardson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Melton Richardson registered to vote in Harrison County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Melton Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Melton Richardson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "M. Richardson"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsMelton Richardson reported 20 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Richardson in Harrison County
- Ben Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
- Burrell Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Edward Richardsonborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- George Richardsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Henry Richardsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 38 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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