Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Boulden, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Boulden registered to vote in Harrison County on July 3, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Stephen Boulden

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Boulden
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Harrison County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Harrison County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Stephen Boulden reported 3 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

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 15 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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