Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph S. Morris, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Joseph S. Morris registered to vote in Harrison County on July 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
Joseph S. Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph S. Morris
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "J S Morris"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Morris in Harrison County
- A. D. Morrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Allen Morrisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1846
- Elbert Morrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Henry Morrisborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
- Robert Morrisborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
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 51 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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