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Harrison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 138 freedmen

138 freedmen named Harrison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (11), Harrison County (9) and McLennan County (9). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. 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
138
Freedmen
40
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Harrisons registered

Texas counties where the Harrisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County118%
Harrison County97%
McLennan County97%
Freestone County86%
Walker County86%
Galveston County75%
Colorado County64%
Bastrop County54%
Fayette County54%
Leon County54%
Bexar County43%
Cherokee County43%
Coryell County43%
Davis County43%
DeWitt County43%
Falls County43%
Bowie County32%
Brazos County32%
Fort Bend County32%
Jackson County32%
Jasper 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%
Parker County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%

Where the Harrisons were born

Birthplaces the Harrisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1314%
Alabama1112%
Tennessee1112%
Virginia1112%
Louisiana89%
North Carolina89%
Georgia78%
Texas67%
Kentucky55%
South Carolina55%
Florida22%
Missouri22%
Africa11%
Arkansas11%

When the Harrisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harrisons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
28
1850s
35
1860s
61

Variations of Harrison

Every Harrison in the register

The Harrisons in the register, 51 to 100 of 138
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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 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 HarrisonMcLennan County1866
John HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama1849
Jordan HarrisonAnderson CountyGeorgia1851
Jordan HarrisonComal CountyTexas1844
Joseoh HarrisonGoliad County1852
Joshua HarrisonLeon CountyGeorgia1853
Lee HarrisonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
Leet HarrisonShelby CountyTennessee1851
Lewis HarrisonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Louis HarrisonBrazoria CountyTexas1841
Louis HarrisonFort Bend CountyTexas1839
Mitchell HarrisonDeWitt County1859
Moore HarrisonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Moses HarrisonHarrison CountyMissouri1863
Neill HarrisonFayette CountyAlabama1858
Niss HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama
Noah HarrisonJasper CountyFlorida
Oliver HarrisonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1849

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. Brazoria County holds 11 of the 138, Harrison County 9. 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 Mississippi (13), Alabama (11) and Tennessee (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 6 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?

Brazoria County (11), Harrison County (9), McLennan County (9). In all, 138 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 Harrison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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