Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Reed, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

James Reed registered to vote in Harrison County on July 1, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Harrison County

James Reed

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Reed
Place of birth
North Carolina
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
18 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Reed in Harrison County

  • Abner Reedborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
  • Cain Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
  • Edmund Reedborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866
  • John Reedborn in District of Columbia, reached Texas about 1855
  • Paul Reedborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855

Reeds elsewhere in Texas

All 70 freedmen named Reed 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 10 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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