Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Morrison, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
William Morrison registered to vote in Shelby County on July 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Erased" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
William Morrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Morrison
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joe Harrison"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Erased"
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 4 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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