Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Richardson, Harrison County, Texas, 1869
John Richardson registered to vote in Harrison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 16 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.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
John Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Richardson
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "J " Richardson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Richardson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Richardson in Harrison County
- Ben Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
- Burrell Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Edward Richardsonborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- George Richardsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Henry Richardsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 86 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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