Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Morrison, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Morrison registered to vote in Burleson County on July 8, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 3 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Morrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Morrison
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsJohn Morrison reported 12 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
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 8 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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