Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Timothy Brodenax, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Timothy Brodenax registered to vote in Harrison County on July 18, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Timothy Brodenax

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Timothy Brodenax
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Harrison County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 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 Brodenax 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 34 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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