Llano County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Morris, Llano County, Texas, 1869
John Morris registered to vote in Llano County on November 22, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Llano County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Llano County registered 6 freedmen in 1867, 3% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
John Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Morris
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Llano County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Llano County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Llano County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsJohn Morris reported 20 years more in Texas than in Llano County.
Morrises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Morris
- Morrison 16
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 5 of the Llano County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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