Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Washington Mitchell, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Washington Mitchell registered to vote in Harrison County on June 24, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 21 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Washington Mitchell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Washington Mitchell
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 24, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
20 years
Signature, as written
"Washington Mitchell"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Washington Mitchell reported 20 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Mitchell in Harrison County

Mitchells elsewhere in Texas

All 68 freedmen named Mitchell in Texas

Variations of Mitchell

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 2 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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