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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Leon County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harrison in Leon County

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Variations of Harrison

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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