Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bery Britt, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Bery Britt registered to vote in Harrison County on June 27, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Bery Britt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bery Britt
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
June 27, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Harrison County
15 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 Britt in Harrison County

  • Ben Brittborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
  • George Brittborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1848
  • Henry Brittborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846

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. Harrison County's entries fill 92 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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