Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Jackson, Harrison County, Texas, 1869

John Jackson registered to vote in Harrison County on November 16, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Harrison County

John Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Jackson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Harrison County
10 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"J " Jackson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Jackson in Harrison County

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All 521 freedmen named Jackson 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 86 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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