Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Reuben Morgan, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Reuben Morgan registered to vote in Harrison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Reuben Morgan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Reuben Morgan
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Harrison County
9 years
Years in the precinct
5 months
Signature, as written
"J. L. Morgan"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

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

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