Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Morison, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Henry Morison registered to vote in Shelby County on July 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Shelby County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Henry Morison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Morison
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Shelby County
19 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Henry Morrison"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Morison

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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