Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Abram, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
George Abram registered to vote in Harrison County on August 21, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Abram
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Abram
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "G. Abram"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Abram in Harrison County
- Henry Abramborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
Abrams elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Abram
- Abraham 5
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 71 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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