Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Tillman, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Tillman registered to vote in Harrison County on July 12, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
William Tillman
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Tillman
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 4 months
- Years in the precinct
- 4 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Tillman reported 6 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Tillman in Harrison County
- Elias Tillmanborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Tillmanborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1865
- Jerry Tillmanborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1846
- Joseph Tillmanborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
- Perry Tillmanborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1846
Tillmans 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 26 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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