Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Estell, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Albert Estell registered to vote in Harrison County on July 5, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Albert Estell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Estell
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
9
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 5, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
21 years
Years in the precinct
15 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 Estell in Harrison County

Estells elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Estell 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 17 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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