Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William McCourtney, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

William McCourtney registered to vote in Harrison County on July 25, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

William McCourtney

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William McCourtney
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
20 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
11 years
Signature, as written
"J. H. Courtney"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

William McCourtney reported 11 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Variations of McCourtney

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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