Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alex Lee, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Alex Lee registered to vote in Harrison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Alex Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alex Lee
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Harrison County
12 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"J. Lee"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lee in Harrison County

  • Charles Leeborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
  • Cornelius Leeborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
  • Edward Leeborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
  • Green Leeborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
  • Job Leeborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846

Lees elsewhere in Texas

All 107 freedmen named Lee 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 69 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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