Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Harris, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Harris registered to vote in Henderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Thomas Harris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Harris
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Henderson County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Thomas Harris"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Harrises elsewhere in Texas

All 195 freedmen named Harris in Texas

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 5 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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