Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob F. Neil, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Jacob F. Neil registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Jacob F. Neil

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob F. Neil
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
6
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
June 29, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Harrison County
1 month
Years in Texas before Harrison County
13 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

13 years

Jacob F. Neil reported 13 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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