Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Murphy, Bowie County, Texas, 1869
John Murphy registered to vote in Bowie County on November 25, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Bowie County
John Murphy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Murphy
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Bowie County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Bowie County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Murphy in Bowie County
- Albert Murphyborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Dennis Murphyborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1849
- George Murphyborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1849
- George Murphyborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- John Murphyborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1864
Murphys elsewhere in Texas
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 20 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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