Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joe Harris, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Joe Harris registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Washington County
Joe Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joe Harris
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Washington County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm L. Mason"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 155
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 6 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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