Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Andrews, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Andrews registered to vote in Harrison County on July 1, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 16 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
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
John Andrews
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Andrews
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Andrews reported 14 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Andrews in Harrison County
- Berry Andrewsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1861
- George Andrewsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1865
- Harper Andrewsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Samuel Andrewsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
- Thomas Andrewsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
Andrewses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Andrews
- Andrew 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 11 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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