Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Walling, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Walling registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 1 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
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 18 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
John Walling
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Walling
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- June 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 18 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
18 yearsJohn Walling reported 18 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
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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