Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Christopher, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Christopher registered to vote in Harrison County on August 8, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 2 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
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Christopher
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Christopher
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "W. Christopher"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsWilliam Christopher reported 2 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Christopher in Harrison County
- Burner Christopherborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
Christophers 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 60 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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