Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joshua Harrison, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Joshua Harrison registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Leon County
Joshua Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joshua Harrison
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Leon County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joshua x Harrison"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harrison in Leon County
- Charles Harrisonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1853
- George Harrisonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1853
- Samuel Harrisonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1861
- William H. Harrisonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 182
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 8 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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