Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jerry Wooten, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Jerry Wooten registered to vote in Harrison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Jerry Wooten

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jerry Wooten
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Harrison County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
15 years
Signature, as written
"J. Wooten"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Jerry Wooten reported 15 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 62 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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