Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Harrison County on August 27, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "J Washington"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsGeorge Washington reported 7 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Harrison County
- Abram Washingtonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- George Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- George Washingtonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
- George Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1846
- George Washingtonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
Washingtons elsewhere 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 81 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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