Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Bell, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Bell registered to vote in Harrison County on July 11, 1867. He reported Virginia 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
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

Isaac Bell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Bell
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Harrison County
15 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 Bell in Harrison County

  • Adison Bellborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
  • Alex Bellborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
  • David Bellborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1851
  • G.M. Bellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
  • Joseph Bellborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859

Bells elsewhere in Texas

All 101 freedmen named Bell 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 25 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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