Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Harison, Madison County, Texas, 1867

George Harison registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Madison County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
about 1839
Reached Texas
27 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

George Harison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Harison
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Madison County
3 months
Years in the precinct
3 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
27 years
Signature, as written
"George Garrison"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

27 years

George Harison reported 27 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Variations of Harison

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 7 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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