Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Scott, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Scott registered to vote in Harrison County on July 6, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- 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 Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Scott
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Scott reported 14 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Scott in Harrison County
- Allen Scottborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Ben Scottborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Benjamin Scottborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Ebin Scottborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1849
- Franklin Scottborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
Scotts elsewhere 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 18 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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