Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Larkins, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Larkins registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Thomas Larkins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Larkins
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- June 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsThomas Larkins reported 20 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Larkinses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Larkins
- Larkin 7
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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