Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Richardson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Henry Richardson registered to vote in Harrison County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Henry Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Richardson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- July 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richardson in Harrison County
- Ben Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
- Burrell Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Edward Richardsonborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- George Richardsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Isom Richardsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 14 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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