Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Isaac Harris, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Isaac Harris registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported South 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Isaac Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Isaac Harris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- June 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Harrison County
- Benjamin Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- Gabe Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Jackson Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Jacob Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
- Jacob Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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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