Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Harrison, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Henry Harrison registered to vote in Collin County on Aug. 5 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Born in North Carolina, registered in Collin County, Texas

North Carolina
Birthplace: 10 years
In Texas: 10 years
In the county: about 1857
Reached Texas

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Henry Harrison

Texas

Name: Henry Harrison
Place of birth: North Carolina
County of registration: Collin County
Precinct: 8
Registered: Aug. 5 1867
Years in Texas: 10 years
Years in Collin County: 10 years
Years in the precinct: 10 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Collin County on the 1870 county map

Harrisons elsewhere in Texas

All 138 freedmen named Harrison in Texas

Variations of Harrison

Harris 182

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

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