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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, 101 to 150 of 155
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis HarrisonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Lindsey HarrisonMatagorda CountyKentucky1832
Louis HarrisonBrazoria CountyTexas1841
Louis HarrisonFort Bend CountyTexas1839
Mark HarrisonMatagorda CountyTexas1847
Mathew HarrisonMatagorda CountyTexas1847
Mitchell HarrisonDeWitt County1859
Mitchell HarrisonVictoria County
Moore HarrisonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Moses HarrisonHarrison CountyMissouri1863
Neill HarrisonFayette CountyAlabama1858
Niss HarrisonWalker CountyAlabama
Noah HarrisonJasper CountyFlorida
Oliver HarrisonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1849
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
Thomas HarrisonMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1847
Thornton HarrisonMatagorda CountyVirginia1840
W. H. HarrisonMcLennan County1866
W.C. HarrisonFayette County
Washington HarrisonBrazos County1864
William HarrisonBrazoria CountyKentucky1862
William HarrisonDavis CountyMississippi1867
William HarrisonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
William HarrisonHarrison CountyGeorgia1858

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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