Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Morris, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Charles Morris registered to vote in Shelby County on July 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Shelby County
Charles Morris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Morris
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "Charles x Morris"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Morris in Shelby County
- Mat Morrisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1837
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 6 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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