Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Eligia Harris, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Eligia Harris registered to vote in Madison County on August 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Eligia Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Eligia Harris
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Madison County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Naturalized, where
- "Elijah Harris"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Madison County
- Gabrel Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Jefferson Harrisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- 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 11 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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