Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Marshall registered to vote in Harrison County on July 18, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 1 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
John Marshall
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Marshall
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 9
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsJohn Marshall reported 8 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Marshall in Harrison County
- Aaron Marshallborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
- David Marshallborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1849
- Joseph Marshallborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Lewis Marshallborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
Marshalls 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 34 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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