Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harris, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Harris registered to vote in Harrison County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Harrison County
John Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harris
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "J. Harris"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Harrison County
- Benjamin Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- Gabe Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Isaac Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Jackson Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Jacob Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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 72 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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