Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Graham, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Graham registered to vote in Harrison County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Samuel Graham

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Graham
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Marshall. Harrison County.
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Harrison County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 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 Graham in Harrison County

Grahams elsewhere in Texas

All 18 freedmen named Graham 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 14 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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