Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Norris, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Norris registered to vote in Harrison County on August 1, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Harrison County
John Norris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Norris
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Signature, as written
- "J. Norris"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Norris in Harrison County
- Buck Norrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Henry Norrisborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- Peter Norrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
Norrises elsewhere in Texas
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 54 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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