Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Can Harrison, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
Can Harrison registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 27, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Matagorda County
Can Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Can Harrison
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
Other freedmen named Harrison in Matagorda County
- Alexander Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1837
- Amos Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1844
- Aron Harrisonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
- George Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Harrisonborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1862
Harrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harrison
- Harris 195
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 13 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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