Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Young, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Young registered to vote in Harrison County on June 25, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Thomas Young

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Young
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 25, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Harrison County
6 months
Years in the precinct
5 years
Years in Texas before Harrison County
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Thomas Young reported 1 year more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Young in Harrison County

Youngs elsewhere in Texas

All 93 freedmen named Young 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 3 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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