Morron · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Morron in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Morron registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Morrons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Morron registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Morrons registered

Texas counties where the Morrons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Morrons were born

Birthplaces the Morrons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina2100%

When the Morrons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Morrons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Morron in the register

The Morrons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James MorronHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Lee MorronHarrison CountySouth Carolina1864

Morron genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Morron in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 2. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Morrons in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Morron?

Harrison County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Morron appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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