Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Harrison, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Robert Harrison registered to vote in Walker County on August 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 28 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 28 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1839
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1839 to 1870
Robert Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Harrison
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 28 years
- Years in Walker County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "W. X Harrison"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsRobert Harrison reported 8 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Other freedmen named Harrison in Walker County
- Arthur Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- 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
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 26 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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