Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Wilson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Charles Wilson registered to vote in Harrison County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 4 of them in Harrison County. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Charles Wilson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Wilson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Harrison County
4 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
5 years
Signature, as written
"C. Nelson"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Charles Wilson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Wilson in Harrison County

Wilsons elsewhere in Texas

All 213 freedmen named Wilson in Texas

Variations of Wilson

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

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