Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Harrison, Harrison County, Texas, 1869
William Harrison registered to vote in Harrison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
William Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Harrison
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Naturalized, how
- "Ga"
- Signature, as written
- "W. Harrison (x)"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harrison in Harrison County
- Adam Harrisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1848
- David Harrisonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Harrisonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1853
- Henry Harrisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864
- Lee Harrisonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 182
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 87 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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