Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Harris, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Henry Harris registered to vote in Anderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Henry Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Harris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Anderson County
- Abrams Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Charles Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
- Wade Harrisborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- York Harrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
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 37 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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