Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Nash, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Nash registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Harrison County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Henry Nash

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Nash
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 28, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
6 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Henry Nash reported 20 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 8 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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