Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Haris, Hunt County, Texas, 1867
William Haris registered to vote in Hunt County on July 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
William Haris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Haris
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Hunt County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Hunt County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Hunt County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Harris " ""
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsWilliam Haris reported 10 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.
Harises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Haris
- 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 2 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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