Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Harris, Collin County, Texas, 1867
Richard Harris registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 20 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Collin County
Richard Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Harris
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- Jul. 20 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Collin County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Collin County
- Robert Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1857
- Sam Harrisborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1863
- Spencer Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
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 14 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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