Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ferrel Morris, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
Ferrel Morris registered to vote in Burleson County on July 30, 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
1857186018621864186618681870
In Burleson County
Ferrel Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ferrel Morris
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 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
- Henry Morrisreached Texas about 1857
- John Morrisreached Texas about 1857
- Reuben 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 24 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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