Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Petter McRay, Liberty County, Texas, 1869

Petter McRay registered to vote in Liberty County on July 31, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Liberty County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Petter McRay
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 31, 1869
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Liberty County highlighted
Liberty County on the 1870 county map

McRays elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named McRay in Texas

Variations of McRay

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 1 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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