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Harris in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 182 freedmen

182 freedmen named Harris registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (20), Colorado County (15) and Fort Bend County (14). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1828.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harrises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harris registered, on the 1870 county map
182
Freedmen
40
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1828
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Harrises registered

Texas counties where the Harrises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County2011%
Colorado County158%
Fort Bend County148%
Harrison County137%
Austin County105%
Galveston County105%
Freestone County84%
Cherokee County74%
Fayette County74%
Gonzales County63%
McLennan County63%
Wharton County63%
Anderson County53%
Bastrop County42%
Collin County42%
Walker County42%
Wilson County42%
Brazos County32%
Burleson County32%
Davis County32%
Guadalupe County32%
Hopkins County32%
Madison County32%
Bowie County21%
Brown County21%
Houston County21%
Leon County21%
Angelina County1under 1%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Erath County1under 1%
Falls County1under 1%
Llano County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Starr County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Harrises were born

Birthplaces the Harrises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2519%
North Carolina1713%
Alabama1411%
South Carolina1310%
Georgia129%
Mississippi129%
Texas129%
Tennessee97%
Kentucky75%
Louisiana75%
Missouri32%
Arkansas1under 1%
Illinois1under 1%

When the Harrises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harrises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
6
1840s
32
1850s
64
1860s
76

Variations of Harris

Every Harris in the register

The Harrises in the register, 151 to 182 of 182
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon HarrisFort Bend County1852
Simon HarrisWharton County1867
Simpson HarrisFort Bend County1866
Solomon HarrisBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1846
Solomon HarrisBrazos County1866
Solomon HarrisFort Bend County1866
Spencer HarrisCollin CountyVirginia1857
Stephen HarrisAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
Stephen HarrisGalveston CountyKentucky1867
Thomas HarrisBrazoria CountyVirginia1860
Thomas HarrisColorado CountyVirginia1849
Thomas HarrisGalveston County1865
Thomas HarrisHouston CountySouth Carolina1859
Thomas R. HarrisBastrop CountyTennessee1853
Trenton HarrisCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Van HarrisFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Wade HarrisAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1864
Walton HarrisHarrison CountySouth Carolina1848
Wellington HarrisFort Bend County1859
Wesly HarrisWharton County1866
Wess HarrisBowie CountyMississippi1865
Wick HarrisFort Bend County1866
William HarrisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
William HarrisColorado CountyIllinois1866
William HarrisHarrison CountyAlabama1849
William HarrisMcLennan County1866
Willis HarrisErath CountyMissouri1862
Willis HarrisHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1856
Wilson HarrisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Wm H. HarrisGalveston County
Wyatt HarrisColorado CountyVirginia1847
York HarrisAnderson CountyAlabama1855

Harris genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harris in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 20 of the 182, Colorado County 15. 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 look under Harrison as well.

Where did the Harrises in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (25), North Carolina (17) and Alabama (14) as their birthplaces most often, and 12 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Harris?

Brazoria County (20), Colorado County (15), Fort Bend County (14). In all, 182 registered across 40 Texas counties 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 Harris appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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