Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Allen Atkinson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Allen Atkinson registered to vote in Harrison County on July 1, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 18 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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Allen Atkinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Allen Atkinson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year 3 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 3 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsAllen Atkinson reported 17 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Atkinson in Harrison County
- Harrison Atkinsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
- Samuel Atkinsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1850
Atkinsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Atkinson
- Atkins 5
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 11 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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