Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anthony Dawson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Anthony Dawson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 of them in Harrison County. 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Anthony Dawson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anthony Dawson
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
19 years
Signature, as written
"A. Dawson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Anthony Dawson reported 19 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 69 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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