Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John S. Powell, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John S. Powell registered to vote in Harrison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
John S. Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John S. Powell
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "J Benton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Powell in Harrison County
- Austin Powellborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Washington Powellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 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 74 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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