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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 28 years
- In Texas
- about 1839
- Reached Texas
- 27 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1839 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
27 yearsGeorge Harison reported 27 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Variations of Harison
- Harrison 138
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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