Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Harris, Williamson County, Texas, 1867
John Harris registered to vote in Williamson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
John Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Harris
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Geo. J. his x mark Blackman"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Williamson County
- Monroe Harrisborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 155
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 10 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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