Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Scott, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Scott registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
William Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Scott
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- June 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsWilliam Scott reported 16 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Scott in Harrison County
- Allen Scottborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Ben Scottborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Benjamin Scottborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Ebin Scottborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1849
- Franklin Scottborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
Scotts 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 9 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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