Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Harris Powel, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Harris Powel registered to vote in Madison County on November 20, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
Harris Powel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Harris Powel
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Madison County
- 18 months
- Years in the precinct
- 18 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Harris Wood"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsHarris Powel reported 17 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Powels elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powel
- Powell 50
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 13 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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