Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
York Harris, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
York Harris registered to vote in Anderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 7 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
York Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- York Harris
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsYork Harris reported 5 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
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
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 52 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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