Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Harrison, Washington County, Texas, 1867

William Harrison registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Washington County

William Harrison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Harrison
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 13, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Washington County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Signature, as written
"William his X mark Harrison"
Remarks, as written
"Freedman of Color"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington County on the 1870 county map

Harrisons elsewhere in Texas

All 155 freedmen named Harrison in Texas

Variations of Harrison

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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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