Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Sherrod, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Sherrod registered to vote in Harrison County on July 18, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 3 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Isaac Sherrod

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Sherrod
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Harrison County.
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Harrison County
3 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Harrison County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Isaac Sherrod reported 3 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

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 35 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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