Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William A. Harris, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William A. Harris registered to vote in Colorado County on July 16, 1867. He reported Illinois as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Illinois
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Colorado County
William A. Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William A. Harris
- Place of birth
- Illinois
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Harris in Colorado County
- Allen Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1848
- Caswell Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855
- George Harrisborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1862
- Green Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Hiram Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
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 10 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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