Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Laney, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Laney registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
William Laney
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Laney
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- June 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Laneys elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Laney
- Lane 27
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 7 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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