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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Llano County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Llano County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Llano County highlighted
Llano County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

John Morris reported 20 years more in Texas than in Llano County.

Variations of Morris

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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