Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Morrison, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
John Morrison registered to vote in Anderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Morrison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Morrison
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Morrison reported 14 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
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 12 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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