Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Mark Harrison, Matagorda County, Texas, 1868
Mark Harrison registered to vote in Matagorda County on January 30, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Mark Harrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Mark Harrison
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- January 30, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Leonard his X mark Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 17 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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