Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Martin, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Edward Martin registered to vote in Harrison County on June 27, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. 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
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Edward Martin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Martin
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
June 27, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Harrison County
6 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Edward Martin reported 2 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Martin in Harrison County

Martins elsewhere in Texas

All 48 freedmen named Martin 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 6 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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