Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Tibbs, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Henry Tibbs registered to vote in Harrison County on June 27, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- 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
Henry Tibbs
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Tibbs
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- 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
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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