Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Garrett, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Garrett registered to vote in Harrison County on July 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 2 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
3 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Harrison County

Joseph Garrett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Garrett
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Harrison County.
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Harrison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Harrison County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Joseph Garrett reported 1 year more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Garrett in Harrison County

Garretts elsewhere in Texas

All 56 freedmen named Garrett in Texas

Variations of Garrett

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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