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Harrison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 155 freedmen

155 freedmen named Harrison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Matagorda County (12), Brazoria County (11) and Harrison County (9). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harrisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harrison registered, on the 1870 county map
155
Freedmen
44
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Harrisons registered

Texas counties where the Harrisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Matagorda County128%
Brazoria County117%
Harrison County96%
McLennan County96%
Freestone County85%
Walker County85%
Galveston County75%
Colorado County64%
Bastrop County53%
Fayette County53%
Leon County53%
Bexar County43%
Cherokee County43%
Coryell County43%
Davis County43%
DeWitt County43%
Falls County43%
Bowie County32%
Brazos County32%
Fort Bend County32%
Jackson County32%
Jasper County32%
Victoria County32%
Atascosa County21%
Austin County21%
Burleson County21%
Caldwell County21%
Calhoun County21%
Gonzales County21%
Hopkins County21%
Anderson County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Kendall County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%

Where the Harrisons were born

Birthplaces the Harrisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1413%
Mississippi1313%
Virginia1212%
Tennessee1111%
Texas99%
Louisiana88%
North Carolina88%
South Carolina88%
Georgia77%
Kentucky77%
Missouri33%
Florida22%
Africa1under 1%
Arkansas1under 1%

When the Harrisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harrisons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
6
1840s
37
1850s
36
1860s
65

Variations of Harrison

Every Harrison in the register

The Harrisons in the register, 1 to 50 of 155
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam HarrisonHarrison CountyMississippi1848
Albert HarrisonFreestone CountyLouisiana1863
Alexander HarrisonAtascosa CountyMississippi1845
Alexander HarrisonMatagorda CountyAlabama1837
Amos HarrisonMatagorda CountyAlabama1844
Andrew HarrisonFort Bend County1861
Aron HarrisonMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1845
Arthur HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama1846
Aumbrose HarrisonBrazoria CountyTexas1827
Bartley HarrisonBurleson County1850
Ben HarrisonFayette CountySouth Carolina1855
Ben HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama1853
Benjamin HarrisonJasper CountyFlorida
Benjamin HarrisonMcLennan County1866
Burl HarrisonLiberty CountyKentucky
Can HarrisonMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1842
Carter HarrisonDeWitt County1856
Cezar HarrisonFalls County
Charles HarrisonLeon CountyTennessee1853
Charles HarrisonVictoria County1866
Charley HarrisonBowie CountyTexas1857
Claiborne HarrisonJackson County1859
Coleman HarrisonBurleson County1861
D. HarrisonCalhoun County1866
D. U. H. HarrisonCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Dan HarrisonDeWitt County1862
Daniel HarrisonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Dary HarrisonWalker CountyMississippi1847
David HarrisonDeWitt County1860
David HarrisonGrayson CountyTennessee1861
David HarrisonHarrison CountyTennessee1847
David HarrisonMcLennan County1866
David HarrisonWalker County
Dock HarrisonAtascosa CountyKentucky1864
Edmund HarrisonBowie CountySouth Carolina1849
Elliot HarrisonMcLennan County1866
Fontune HarrisonMcLennan County1867
Frank HarrisonHopkins CountyVirginia1863
Fred HarrisonCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Fred HarrisonFayette CountyVirginia1845
George HarrisonBexar CountySouth Carolina1853
George HarrisonFalls County
George HarrisonJasper CountyLouisiana
George HarrisonLeon CountyTennessee1853
George HarrisonMatagorda CountyAlabama1847
George W. HarrisonBrazoria CountyMississippi1843
Gilford HarrisonBastrop CountyTennessee1848
Granville HarrisonGonzales County1857
Hal HarrisonFannin CountyTexas1845
Harper HarrisonParker CountyVirginia1857

Harrison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harrison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Matagorda County holds 12 of the 155, Brazoria County 11. 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 Harris as well.

Where did the Harrisons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (14), Mississippi (13) and Virginia (12) as their birthplaces most often, and 9 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 Harrison?

Matagorda County (12), Brazoria County (11), Harrison County (9). In all, 155 registered across 44 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 Harrison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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