Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Morrison, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Richard Morrison registered to vote in Angelina County on August 27, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Angelina County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Richard Morrison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Morrison
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Nelson
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Angelina County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Richard Morrison reported 13 years more in Texas than in Angelina County.

Variations of Morrison

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 8 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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