Harness · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harness in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Harness registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harnesses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harness registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Harnesses registered

Texas counties where the Harnesses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Harnesses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harnesses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Harness in the register

The Harnesses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Archi HarnessDeWitt County1865

Harness genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harness in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Harness?

DeWitt County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Harness appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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