Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William H. Harrison, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William H. Harrison registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Leon County
William H. Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William H. Harrison
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 months
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm. L. Leonard"
- 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
- Joshua Harrisonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- Samuel Harrisonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1861
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 13 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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