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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Harris

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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