Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Moris, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
James Moris registered to vote in Tyler County on August 2, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Tyler County
James Moris
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Moris
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "James Moses"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Morises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Moris
- 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 3 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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