Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Sanford, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Charles Sanford registered to vote in Harrison County on August 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Charles Sanford

Texas

The register entry, column by column

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

Other freedmen named Sanford in Harrison County

Sanfords elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Sanford 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 75 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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