Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Harrison, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
Henry Harrison registered to vote in Matagorda County on September 6, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Matagorda County
Henry Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Harrison
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- September 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 months
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
- Can Harrisonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1842
- George Harrisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
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 15 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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