Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Lacy, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Lacy registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Samuel Lacy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Lacy
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 28, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Harrison County
18 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 Lacy in Harrison County

Lacys elsewhere in Texas

All 20 freedmen named Lacy 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 8 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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