Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Smith, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

James Smith registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

James Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Smith
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
June 29, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Harrison County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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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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