Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Willis Harris, Erath County, Texas, 1867
Willis Harris registered to vote in Erath County on August 12, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.
- Missouri
- 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
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Erath County
Willis Harris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Willis Harris
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Erath County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Erath County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Erath County
- 4 years
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsWillis Harris reported 4 years more in Texas than in Erath County.
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 1 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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