Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Harris, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Sam Harris registered to vote in Collin County on Aug. 23 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Collin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

Sam Harris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Harris
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
5
Registered
Aug. 23 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Collin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Collin County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Sam Harris reported 3 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

Other freedmen named Harris in Collin County

Harrises elsewhere in Texas

All 182 freedmen named Harris in Texas

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 34 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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