Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Montgomery, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Montgomery registered to vote in Harrison County on August 21, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 4 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Montgomery
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Montgomery
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "W. Montgomery"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsWilliam Montgomery reported 3 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Montgomery in Harrison County
- Bob Montgomeryborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
Montgomerys elsewhere 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 72 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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