Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Williams, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Williams registered to vote in Harrison County on July 24, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Harrison County

Henry Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Williams
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Harrison County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
1 year
Signature, as written
"H. Williams"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Henry Williams reported 1 year more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Williams in Harrison County

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 560 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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 43 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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