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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, 101 to 138 of 138
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Patrick Henry HarrisonGalveston County1866
Phillip HarrisonBrazoria CountyVirginia1844
Polk HarrisonColorado CountyLouisiana1861
Prince HarrisonMcLennan County1866
Randall HarrisonBexar CountyLouisiana1865
Richard HarrisonColorado CountyAlabama1863
Robert HarrisonFreestone CountyGeorgia1844
Robert HarrisonWalker CountyVirginia1839
Sam HarrisonBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1864
Sam HarrisonChambers CountyLouisiana1859
Sam HarrisonFort Bend County1863
Sam HarrisonGonzales County1852
Sammel HarrisonAustin CountyLouisiana1863
Sammel HarrisonBastrop CountyTennessee1847
Sammuel HarrisonBrazos County1837
Samuel HarrisonFalls County
Samuel HarrisonGalveston County1842
Samuel HarrisonGalveston County1848
Samuel HarrisonLeon CountyGeorgia1861
Simon HarrisonBexar CountyGeorgia1865
Smith HarrisonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Squire HarrisonBastrop CountyAlabama1860
Thomas HarrisonBowie CountyAfrica1849
Thomas HarrisonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Thomas HarrisonFayette CountyAlabama1855
Thomas HarrisonGalveston County1866
Thomas HarrisonHarrison CountyVirginia1856
W. H. HarrisonMcLennan County1866
W.C. HarrisonFayette County
Washington HarrisonBrazos County1864
William HarrisonBrazoria CountyKentucky1862
William HarrisonDavis CountyMississippi1867
William HarrisonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
William HarrisonHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
William H. HarrisonColorado CountyVirginia1860
William H. HarrisonHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
William H. HarrisonLeon CountyKentucky1866
William Henry HarrisonBrazoria County

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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