Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elias Bateman, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Elias Bateman registered to vote in Harrison County on August 26, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 1 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Elias Bateman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elias Bateman
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
5 years
Signature, as written
"E. Bateman"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Elias Bateman reported 5 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 79 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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