Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Somerville, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Somerville registered to vote in Harrison County on July 25, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Henry Somerville

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Somerville
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Harrison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Signature, as written
"H. Somerville"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Somerville

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

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