Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Morris, Austin County, Texas, 1867
James Morris registered to vote in Austin County on July 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 16 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
James Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Morris
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Austin County
- 16 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJames Morris reported 1 year more in Texas than in Austin 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 6 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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