Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Harris, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
George Harris registered to vote in Colorado County on July 15, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 years 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.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Harris
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsGeorge Harris reported 4 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Harris in Colorado County
- Allen Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1848
- Caswell Harrisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855
- Green Harrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Hiram Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Ira Harrisborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
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 7 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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