Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Bowlin, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Bowlin registered to vote in Harrison County on August 26, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Joseph Bowlin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Bowlin
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Harrison County
12 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"J Bowlin"
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 80 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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