Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Finley, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

John Finley registered to vote in Harrison County on August 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 15 of them in Harrison County. 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
21 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

John Finley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Finley
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Years in Texas before Harrison County
6 years
Signature, as written
"J. Finley."
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

John Finley reported 6 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

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

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