Harryson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harryson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Harryson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harrysons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harryson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Harrysons registered

Texas counties where the Harrysons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County2100%

Where the Harrysons were born

Birthplaces the Harrysons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2100%

When the Harrysons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harrysons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Harryson in the register

The Harrysons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Baylor HarrysonWalker CountyVirginia1856
David HarrysonWalker CountyVirginia1852

Harryson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harryson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 2. 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Harrysons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Harryson?

Walker County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Harryson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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