Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Lee, Harrison County, Texas, 1870

Charles Lee registered to vote in Harrison County on July 11, 1870. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Charles Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Lee
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 11, 1870
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Harrison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lee in Harrison County

  • Alex Leeborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
  • Cornelius Leeborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
  • Edward Leeborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
  • Green Leeborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
  • Job Leeborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846

Lees elsewhere in Texas

All 107 freedmen named Lee 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 24 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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