Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Arthur Harrison, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Arthur Harrison registered to vote in Walker County on August 28, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 20 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Arthur Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Arthur Harrison
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Walker County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "S. Harrison"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearArthur Harrison reported 1 year more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named Harrison in Walker County
- Ben Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
- Dary Harrisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- David Harrison
- Henry Harrisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1842
- John Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
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 23 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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