Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Reuben Morris, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
Reuben Morris registered to vote in Burleson County on July 29, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Burleson County
Reuben Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Reuben Morris
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Morris in Burleson County
- Ferrel Morrisreached Texas about 1857
- Henry Morrisreached Texas about 1857
- John Morrisreached Texas about 1857
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 23 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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