Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Alford Harris, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Alford Harris registered to vote in Anderson County on August 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Anderson County
Alford Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Alford Harris
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Anderson County
- Abrams Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Charles Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
- Henry Harrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
- Wade Harrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- York Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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 9 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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