Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Sams, Harrison County, Texas, 1869

Frank Sams registered to vote in Harrison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Frank Sams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Sams
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
11 years
Naturalized, how
"Va"
Signature, as written
"f Sam [x] John A Shaw"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Frank Sams reported 11 years 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 88 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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