Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Baker, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

John Baker registered to vote in Harrison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

John Baker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Baker
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"A Hicks"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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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