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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Hunt County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

William Haris reported 10 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

Variations of Haris

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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