Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Harris, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Henry Harris registered to vote in Bexar County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Registered by mistake, lives in Wilson Co" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Bexar County

Henry Harris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Harris
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Registered by mistake, lives in Wilson Co"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Harris

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 53 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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