Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Matthew Morrison, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Matthew Morrison registered to vote in Galveston County on June 6, 1867. He reported 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Matthew Morrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Matthew Morrison
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Morrison in Galveston County
- Henry Morrisonreached Texas about 1847
Morrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Morrison
- Morris 37
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 6 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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