Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Haris Craft, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Haris Craft registered to vote in Denton County on August 23, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Denton County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Denton County

Haris Craft

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Haris Craft
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Denton County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Craft in Denton County

  • John Craftborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
  • Mencer Craftborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
  • Robert Craftborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
  • Unk Craftborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1860

Crafts elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Craft in Texas

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 17 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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