Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Ronden, Harrison County, Texas, 1869

Stephen Ronden registered to vote in Harrison County on November 17, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 15 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Stephen Ronden

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Ronden
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Harrison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Harrison County
1 year
Signature, as written
"S. Rawden (x)"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Stephen Ronden reported 1 year more in Texas than in Harrison County.

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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