Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Nelson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Nelson registered to vote in Harrison County on June 28, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Nelson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Nelson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- June 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsJohn Nelson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Nelson in Harrison County
- Stephen Nelsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
Nelsons elsewhere in Texas
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.
African American genealogy in Harrison County, Texas
Harrison County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Harrison CountyThe Nelson name in TexasBorn in VirginiaSearch Harrison County by name