Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anderson Moris, Karnes County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Moris registered to vote in Karnes County on July 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Karnes County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Karnes County registered 46 freedmen in 1867, 14% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Karnes County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Karnes County

Anderson Moris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Moris
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Karnes County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Karnes County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Karnes County
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Karnes County highlighted
Karnes County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Anderson Moris reported 12 years more in Texas than in Karnes County.

Variations of Moris

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 4 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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