Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Morrison, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Morrison registered to vote in Fayette County on September 28, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
George Morrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Morrison
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Morrisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Morrison
- Morris 37
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 54 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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