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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, 51 to 100 of 155
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henderson HarrisonCoryell County1866
Henry HarrisonBastrop CountyMissouri1853
Henry HarrisonBexar CountyVirginia1865
Henry HarrisonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1843
Henry HarrisonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1858
Henry HarrisonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Henry HarrisonCollin CountyNorth Carolina1857
Henry HarrisonCoryell County1866
Henry HarrisonDavis CountyVirginia1864
Henry HarrisonDavis CountyAlabama1845
Henry HarrisonDavis CountyArkansas1867
Henry HarrisonFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1857
Henry HarrisonGalveston County1857
Henry HarrisonGalveston County1849
Henry HarrisonHarrison CountyKentucky1853
Henry HarrisonHarrison CountyMississippi1864
Henry HarrisonJackson County1857
Henry HarrisonKendall County1863
Henry HarrisonMatagorda CountyMissouri1862
Henry HarrisonWalker CountyMississippi1842
Isaac HarrisonMcLennan County1866
Israel HarrisonJackson County1857
Jack HarrisonBrazos County1866
Jacob HarrisonBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1841
James HarrisonCoryell County1866
James HarrisonMcLennan County1866
Jefferson HarrisonColorado CountyMississippi1837
Jerry HarrisonCoryell County1866
Joe HarrisonDallas CountyMississippi1846
Joe HarrisonFreestone CountyVirginia1867
John HarrisonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
John HarrisonBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1846
John HarrisonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1842
John HarrisonCalhoun County1866
John HarrisonColorado CountyKentucky1851
John HarrisonFalls County
John HarrisonFreestone CountyTennessee1867
John HarrisonGalveston County1853
John HarrisonGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
John HarrisonHopkins CountyAlabama1860
John HarrisonMatagorda CountyTexas1844
John HarrisonMcLennan County1866
John HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama1849
Jordan HarrisonAnderson CountyGeorgia1851
Jordan HarrisonComal CountyTexas1844
Joseoh HarrisonGoliad County1852
Joseph HarrisonVictoria County1866
Joshua HarrisonLeon CountyGeorgia1853
Lee HarrisonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
Leet HarrisonShelby CountyTennessee1851

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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