Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lacy Buwide, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Lacy Buwide registered to vote in Harrison County on June 26, 1867. He reported Louisiana 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Louisiana
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

Lacy Buwide

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lacy Buwide
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 26, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Harrison County
1 year
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 5 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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