Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elbert Nichols, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Elbert Nichols registered to vote in Harrison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
0 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Harrison County

Elbert Nichols

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elbert Nichols
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Harrison County
20 months
Years in the precinct
20 months
Signature, as written
"B. Nichols"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

0 years

Elbert Nichols reported 0 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

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All 15 freedmen named Nichols in Texas

Variations of Nichols

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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