Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Langley, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Langley registered to vote in Harrison County on June 25, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Isaac Langley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Langley
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 25, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Harrison County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Langley in Harrison County

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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