Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Morris, Grayson County, Texas, 1867

John Morris registered to vote in Grayson County on August 15, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Grayson County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Grayson County

John Morris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Morris
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Grayson County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Grayson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Grayson County
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Grayson County highlighted
Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

John Morris reported 20 years more in Texas than in Grayson 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 23 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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