Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John M Harris, Cameron County, Texas, 1867
John M Harris registered to vote in Cameron County on August 28, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Death Feb 12, 1868" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John M Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John M Harris
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Cameron County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years 6 months
- Years in Cameron County
- 2 years 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Death Feb 12, 1868"
Harrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Harris
- Harrison 138
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 7 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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