Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Samuel Harris, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
Samuel Harris registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
Samuel Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Samuel Harris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 1 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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