Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Doomas, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Doomas registered to vote in Harrison County on June 27, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Doomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Doomas
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- June 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsWilliam Doomas reported 13 years more in Texas than 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 5 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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