Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bazel Golightley, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Bazel Golightley registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Bazel Golightley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bazel Golightley
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
June 28, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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 6 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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