Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Harris, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
George Harris registered to vote in Bexar County on July 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Bexar County
George Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Harris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Registered
- July 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 6 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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